Savenay–Landerneau railway explained

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Savenay–Landerneau railway
System:	SNCF
Status:	Operational
Locale:	France (Pays de la Loire, Brittany)
Start:	Savenay station
End:	Landerneau station
Open:	1862–1867
Owner:	RFF
Operator:	SNCF
Linelength:	245km (152miles)
Tracks:	Savenay-Quimper: Double track Quimper-Landerneau: Single track^[1]
Electrification:	Savenay–Quimper ^[2]
Speed:	220km/h
Map State:	collapsed

The railway from Savenay to Landerneau is an important French 245-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1862 and 1867.^[3]

Traffic

• TGV
• TER Bretagne
• TER Pays de la Loire

Main stations

• Savenay station
• Redon station
• Vannes station
• Auray station
• Lorient station
• Quimper station
• Landerneau station

Line history

The section between Savenay and Lorient was opened in 1862

• Lorient – Quimper: 1863
• Quimper – Châteaulin: 1864
• Châteaulin – Landerneau: 1867

Notes and References

1. Web site: RFF – Map of all railway lines . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134845/http://www.rff.fr/IMG/reseau-existant-2009.pdf . 2011-07-18 .
2. Web site: RFF – Map of electrified railway lines .
3. Book: Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer. Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869. 1869 . Ministère des Travaux Publics. ?. ?-?. fr.