Tours–Le Mans railway explained

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Tours–Le Mans railway
System:SNCF
Status:Operational
Locale:France (Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire)
Start:Tours
End:Le Mans
Open:1858
Owner:RFF
Operator:SNCF
Linelength:96km (60miles)
Tracks:Double track[1]
Electrification:non electrified[2]
Map State:collapsed

The railway from Tours to Le Mans is a French 96-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 1858.[3]

The line is non-electrified, only around Tours and Le Mans.

Main stations

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. Paris . 146–160. fr.