List of railway lines in France explained
This is a list of railway lines in France, belonging either to the national network (SNCF Réseau) or to private owners.
High speed lines (LGV, managed by the SNCF)
- Under Construction
- Projected
- Proposed
Interregional lines (SNCF)
Radial lines
Centered on Paris, from the north and clockwise:
International lines
- Fives–Mouscron railway (Belgium, via Roubaix)
- Fives–Tournai railway (Belgium, via Baisieux)
- Douai–Quiévrain (Belgium, via Valenciennes)
- Hautmont–Mons railway (Belgium, via Feignies)
- Metz–Luxembourg railway (via Zoufftgen)
- Metz–Überherrn (Germany, freight only, abandoned between Metz and Anzeling)
- Rémilly–Saarbrücken railway (Germany)
- Appenweier–Strasbourg railway (Germany, via Kehl)
- Mulhouse–Müllheim (Germany)
- Strasbourg–Basel railway (Switzerland, via Mulhouse)
- Besançon–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches (Switzerland, via Morteau)
- Frasne–Les Verrières (Switzerland, via Pontarlier)
- Dijon–Vallorbe (Switzerland, via Dole and Frasne)
- Lyon–Geneva railway (Switzerland, via Ambérieu and Bellegarde)
- Annemasse–Geneva railway (Switzerland, partly under construction)
- Longeray-Léaz–Le Bouveret (Switzerland, via Annemasse and Évian)
- Turin–Modane railway (Italy, via Fréjus Rail Tunnel)
- Cuneo–Ventimiglia (Italy, via Tende and Breil-sur-Roya)
- Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (Italy, via Toulon and Nice)
- Narbonne–Portbou railway (Spain)
- Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway (Spain, via Pamiers and Foix)
- Pau–Canfranc railway (abandoned beyond Bedous)
- Bordeaux–Irun railway (Spain, via Dax and Bayonne)
Abandoned:
Other interregional lines
Northern France
- Amagne-Lucquy–Revigny (freight only, abandoned beyond Challerange)
- Amiens–Rouen railway
- Fives–Hirson (via Valenciennes and Aulnoye)
- Hirson–Amagne-Lucquy (abandoned beyond Liart)
- Longueau–Boulogne railway
- Mohon–Thionville
- Pierrelaye–Creil
- Reims–Laon railway
- Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway (abandoned beyond Gisors)
- Saint-Just-en-Chaussée–Douai (via Montdidier, Péronne and Cambrai, partly abandoned)
- Soissons–Givet (via Reims and Charleville-Mézières, Soissons-Bazoches abandoned)
- Trilport–Bazoches
Eastern France
- Andelot-en-Montagne–La Cluse (via Champagnole, Saint-Claude and Oyonnax)
- Berthelming–Sarreguemines
- Blainville-Damelevières–Lure (via Épinal)
- Bologne–Pagny-sur-Meuse (via Neufchâteau, partly abandoned)
- Culmont-Chalindrey–Toul (via Neufchâteau)
- Coolus–Sens (via Troyes, freight only, partly abandoned)
- Le Coteau–Montchanin (via Paray-le-Monial, partly abandoned)
- Dijon–Saint-Amour (via Louhans)
- Gretz-Armainvilliers–Sézanne (abandoned beyond La Ferté-Gaucher)
- Haguenau–Hargarten-Falck (partly abandoned)
- Is-sur-Tille–Culmont-Chalindrey
- Longueville–Esternay (abandoned beyond Villiers-Saint-Georges)
- Mâcon–Ambérieu (via Bourg-en-Bresse)
- Mommenheim–Sarreguemines
- Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse (via Lons-le-Saunier)
- Moulins–Mâcon (abandoned beyond Paray-le-Monial)
- Paray-le-Monial–Givors (via Lozanne and Tassin)
- Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple–Hagondange (via Sainte-Menehould and Verdun)
- Strasbourg–Saint-Dié (via Molsheim)
- Villeneuve-Saint-Georges–Montargis (abandoned beyond Malesherbes)
Abandoned:
- Jessains–Sorcy
- Lutzelbourg–Drulingen
- Mézy–Romilly-sur-Seine
- Montargis–Sens
- Saint-Julien (Troyes)–Saint-Florentin-Vergigny
Southern France
- Agen–Vic-en-Bigorre railway (freight only, abandoned beyond Auch)
- Béziers-Neussargues (ligne des Causses, via Millau)
- Bordeaux–Sète railway (via Montauban, Toulouse and Narbonne)
- Bourges–Miécaze (abandoned beyond Montluçon)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse railway (via Figeac and Gaillac)
- Clermont-Ferrand–Saint-Just-sur-Loire
- Coutras–Tulle (via Périgueux)
- Eygurande-Merlines–Clermont-Ferrand
- Givors–Grezan (Grezan = Nîmes, right Rhône bank)
- Limoges–Périgueux
- Livron–Aspres-sur-Buëch
- Lyon–Marseille (via Grenoble and Aix-en-Provence)
- Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurière (via Guéret)
- Morcenx–Bagnères-de-Bigorre (via Mont-de-Marsan and Tarbes)
- Port-Sainte-Marie–Riscle (freight only, abandoned beyond Condom)
- Saint-Georges-d'Aurac–Saint-Étienne (via Le Puy en Velay)
- Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Nîmes (Ligne des Cévennes, via Gannat, Clermont-Ferrand and Alès)
- Souillac–Viescamp-sous-Jallès
- Tarascon–Sète (via Nîmes and Montpellier)
- Toulouse–Bayonne railway (via Pau)
Western France
- Brétigny–La Membrolle-sur-Choisille (via Dourdan and Vendôme)
- Chartres–Bordeaux (via Saumur, Niort and Saintes, partly abandoned)
- Châteaubriant–Rennes
- Évreux–Quetteville (via Pont-Audemer, freight only, abandoned between Évreux and Glos-Montfort)
- Limoges-Bénédictins–Angoulême
- Lison–Lamballe railway (via Saint-Lô, Dol-de-Bretagne and Dinan)
- Le Mans–Angers railway
- Le Mans–Mézidon (via Alençon)
- Mignaloux-Nouaillé–Bersac (abandoned beyond Le Dorat)
- Nantes–Saintes (via La Rochelle)
- Paris–Chartres (via Gallardon, abandoned between Paris and Gallardon)
- Rennes–Redon railway
- Les Sables-d'Olonne–Tours (via Bressuire and Chinon, partly abandoned)
- Saint-Benoît–Le Blanc (abandoned beyond Jardres)
- Saint-Cyr–Surdon (part of Paris–Granville connection)
- Savenay–Landerneau railway (via Redon, Vannes and Quimper)
- Tours–Le Mans railway
- Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
Abandoned:
- La Chapelle-Anthenaise–Flers
Regional lines (SNCF)
Alsace
- Colmar–Metzeral
- Lutterbach–Kruth (via Cernay)
- Sélestat–Saverne (abandoned beyond Molsheim)
- Strasbourg–Lauterbourg
- Vendenheim–Wissembourg
Abandoned:
- Bouxwiller–Ingwiller
- Steinbourg–Obermodern
Aquitaine
- Bayonne–Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port railway
- Dax–Mont-de-Marsan (freight only, partly abandoned)
- Lamothe–Arcachon
- Libourne–Le Buisson (via Bergerac)
- Niversac–Agen
- Puyoô–Dax
- Ravezies–Pointe-de-Grave
- Saint-Sever–Hagetmau
- Siorac-en-Périgord–Cazoulès (abandoned beyond Sarlat-la-Canéda)
Abandoned:
- Marmande–Mont-de-Marsan
- Nérac–Mont-de-Marsan
- Penne-d'Agenais–Tonneins
Auvergne
- –Gannat
- Montluçon–Moulins (abandoned beyond)
- Bort-les-Orgues–Neussargues (partly abandoned)
- La Ferté-Hauterive–Gannat (partly abandoned)
- Figeac–Arvant (via Aurillac)
- Laqueuille–Le Mont-Dore
- Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Darsac (partly abandoned)
- Souillac–Viescamp-sous-Jallès (abandoned between Souillac and Saint-Denis-près-Martel)
- Vichy–Riom
Abandoned:
Basse-Normandie
- Argentan–Granville (via Flers)
- Lisieux–Trouville-Deauville
- Mézidon–Trouville-Deauville railway (abandoned between Mézidon and Dives-Cabourg)
- Pont-l'Évêque–Honfleur (freight only, abandoned between Pont-l'Évêque and Quetteville)
- Saint-Lô–Guilberville (freight only, abandoned beyond Condé-sur-Vire)
Bourgogne
- Clamecy–Nevers (freight only, partly abandoned)
- Cravant-Bazarnes–Dracy-St-Loup (via Avallon and Saulieu)
- Clamecy–Gilly-sur-Loire (abandoned beyond Cercy-la-Tour)
- Dijon–Is-sur-Tille
- Étang–Santenay (via Autun, abandoned beyond Dracy-Saint-Loup)
- Laroche–Migennes–Cosne (via Auxerre and Clamecy, abandoned beyond Entrains)
- Maison-Dieu–Les Laumes (freight only, abandoned Maison-Dieu and Époisses)
- Nevers–Chagny (via Le Creusot)
- Tamnay-Châtillon–Château-Chinon (freight only)
Bretagne
Abandoned:
- Miniac-Morvan–La Gouesnière-Cancale-St-Méloir
- Ploërmel–La Brohinière
- Saint-Brieuc–Le Légué
- Vitré–Pontorson
Centre
- Auxy-Juranville–Bourges (freight only, abandoned between Auxy-Juranville and Les Bordes, and beyond Argent-sur-Sauldre)
- Le Blanc–Argent-sur-Sauldre railway (metric railway, abandoned between Le Blanc and Buzançais, and beyond Salbris)
- Chartres–Dreux (freight only)
- Chartres–Orléans (freight only)
- Gien–Argent (freight only, abandoned beyond Poilly-lez-Gien)
- Orléans–Gien (freight only, abandoned beyond Les Bordes)
- Pont-de-Braye–Blois (freight only, partly abandoned)
- Tours–Châteauroux (freight only beyond Loches)
- Vierzon–Saincaize (via Bourges)
- Vierzon–Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Villefranche-sur-Cher–Blois (freight only, abandoned beyond Romorantin-Lanthenay)
Abandoned:
- Orléans–Montargis
- Saint-Germain-du-Puy–Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Champagne-Ardenne
- Blesme-Haussignémont–Chaumont (via Saint-Dizier)
- Châlons-en-Champagne–Reims
- Charleville–Hirson (abandoned beyond Tournes)
- Épernay–Reims
- Liart–Tournes
- Oiry–Romilly-sur-Seine (freight only, abandoned beyond Sézanne)
Abandoned:
- Fère-Champenoise–Vitry-le-François
- Saint-Dizier–Doulevant-le-Château
Franche-Comté
- Dole–Belfort (via Besançon)
- Franois–Arc-et-Senans (part of connection Besançon–Bourg-en-Bresse)
- Montbozon–Lure (freight only, abandoned between Montbozon and Villersexel)
- Voujeaucourt–Saint-Hippolyte (freight only, abandoned beyond Pont-de-Roide)
Abandoned:
Haute-Normandie
- Bréauté-Beuzeville–Fécamp
- Bréauté-Beuzeville–Gravenchon–Port-Jérôme (freight only)
- Le Havre-Graville–Tourville-les-Ifs (abandoned beyond Rolleville)
- Malaunay–Dieppe
- Montérolier-Buchy–Motteville (freight only)
- Motteville–Saint-Valéry-en-Caux
- Rouxmesnil–Eu (freight only, abandoned beyond Bailly-en-Rivière)
- Serquigny–Oissel
Abandoned:
Île-de-France
- Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture
- Grande Ceinture line
- Achères–Pontoise
- Aulnay-sous-Bois–Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (Ligne de Roissy)
- Corbeil-Essonnes–Montereau
- Ermont-Eaubonne–Valmondois
- Esbly–Crécy-la-Chapelle
- Flamboin-Gouaix–Montereau (freight only)
- Grigny–Corbeil-Essonnes
- Montsoult-Maffliers–Luzarches
- Plaisir-Grignon–Épône-Mézières
- Paris–Versailles-Rive-Gauche (Ligne des Invalides)
- Paris-Saint-Lazare–Ermont-Eaubonne
- Paris–Mantes-Station (via Conflans-Sainte-Honorine)
- Paris–Versailles-Rive-Droite (via Saint-Cloud)
- Paris–Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- La Plaine–Ermont-Eaubonne
- Saint-Cloud–Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Languedoc-Roussillon
- Bessèges–Robiac
- Carcassonne–Rivesaltes (via Limoux, abandoned between Quillan and Axat)
- Elne–Arles-sur-Tech (freight only, abandoned beyond Le Boulou)
- Le Monastier–La Bastide-Saint-Laurent-les-Bains (via Mende)
- Narbonne–Bize (freight only)
- Perpignan–Villefranche-de-Conflent
- Saint-Césaire–Le Grau-du-Roi
- Le Teil–Alès (abandoned between Le Teil and Robiac)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent–Latour-de-Carol (Ligne de Cerdagne, metre gauge railway)
Abandoned:
- Colombiers–Quarante-Cruzy
- Paulhan–Montpellier
Limousin
- Busseau-sur-Creuse–Ussel (via Aubusson, abandoned between Felletin and La Courtine)
- Le Dorat–Limoges
- Nexon–Brive-la-Gaillarde (via Saint-Yrieix)Not in use between St Yrieix and Objat
- Le Palais–Eygurande-Merlines (via Ussel)
- Tulle–Meymac
- Vieilleville–Bourganeuf (freight only)
Lorraine
- Arches–Saint-Dié railway
- Épinal–Bussang (abandoned beyond Remiremont)
- Frouard–Novéant
- Jarville-la-Malgrange–Mirecourt
- Lérouville–Metz
- Longuyon–Mont-Saint-Martin (via Longwy)
- Longuyon–Pagny-sur-Moselle
- Lunéville–Saint-Dié
- Merrey–Hymont-Mattaincourt (via Vittel)
- Neufchâteau–Épinal (abandoned between Gironcourt and Mirecourt, and beyond Hymont)
- Réding–Metz
- Thionville–Anzeling
- Thionville–Apach
- Toul–Rosières-aux-Salines (freight only, abandoned between Toul and Chaligny)
Abandoned:
- Bettelainville–Waldwisse
- Fontoy–Audun-le-Tiche
Midi-Pyrénées
- Capdenac–Rodez
- Castelnaudary–Rodez (via Castres and Albi, abandoned between Revel and La Crémade, and between Castres and Ranteil)
- Castelsarrasin–Beaumont-de-Lomagne (freight only)
- Castres–Bédarieux (abandoned beyond Mazamet)
- Lannemezan–Arreau-Cadéac (freight only)
- Montauban–La Crémade (abandoned between Montauban and Saint-Sulpice)
- Montréjeau–Luchon
- Sévérac-le-Château–Rodez
- Tessonnières–Albi
- Toulouse–Auch
- Tournemire-Roquefort - Le Vigan
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Pays de la Loire
- Clisson–Cholet
- Commequiers–St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
- Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon (via Sainte-Pazanne and Challans, abandoned beyond Commequiers)
- La Possonnière–Niort (abandoned beyond Cholet)
- Sainte-Pazanne–Pornic
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons–Paimbœuf (freight only)
- Saint-Nazaire–Le Croisic
Abandoned:
- La Flèche–Vivy
- Nantes–Châteaubriant
Picardie
- Abbeville–Eu
- Amiens–Laon (via Tergnier)
- Creil–Beauvais
- Ormoy-Villers–Boves (freight only between Ormoy-Villers and Ageux, abandoned between Ageux and Estrées-Saint-Denis)
- Rochy-Condé–Soissons (via Clermont-de-l'Oise, Estrées-Saint-Denis and Compiègne, mostly abandoned)
Abandoned:
- Beauvais-Amiens
- Feuquières–Ponthoile
- Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée–Vers
Poitou-Charentes
- Beillant–Angoulême (via Cognac)
- Saint-Benoît–La Rochelle (via Niort)
- Saintes–Royan
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Avignon–Miramas (via Cavaillon and Salon-de-Provence)
- Cannes-la Bocca–Grasse
- Carnoules–Gardanne (abandoned between Brignoles and Peynier)
- Miramas–l'Estaque (via Martigues)
- Nice–Breil-sur-Roya
- La Pauline-Hyères–Les Salins-d'Hyères (abandoned beyond Hyères)
- Rognac–Aix-en-Provence (freight only)
- Veynes–Briançon (via Gap)
Abandoned:
- Les Arcs–Draguignan
- Marseille-Blancarde–Marseille-Prado
- Saint-Auban–Digne
Rhône-Alpes
Lines not belonging to the National network
Touristic lines
Abandoned lines
Western France
Northern France
See also
