Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
Marseille–Ventimiglia railway | ||
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Overview | ||
Status | Operational | |
Owner | SNCF Réseau | |
Locale | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Monaco, Italy (Liguria) | |
Termini | Marseille-Saint-Charles Ventimiglia | |
Service | ||
System | SNCF | |
Operator(s) | SNCF | |
History | ||
Opened | 1858–1872 | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 259 km (161 mi) | |
Number of tracks | Double track[1] 4 tracks (Saint-Charles–Blancarde) 3 tracks (Blancarde–Aubagne) 3 tracks (Cannes–Nice) | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |
Electrification | 25 kV AC[2] | |
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The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (French: Ligne de Marseille-Saint-Charles à Vintimille; Italian: Ferrovia Marsiglia-Ventimiglia) is a French-Monégasque-Italian 259-kilometre-long (161 mi) railway line. It opened in several stages between 1858 and 1872.[3]
It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic as the primary railway line serving the French Riviera; a new high-speed line, the LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, is planned for opening around 2035 to offer quicker travel times between Marseille, Toulon, Cannes and Nice.
History[]
The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway was built and used by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. The first section that was opened in 1858 led from Marseille to Aubagne. The line was extended to Toulon in 1859 and to Les Arcs in 1862. Cagnes-sur-Mer was reached in 1863 and Nice in 1864. The line was extended to Monaco in 1868 and to Menton in 1869.[3] Finally in 1872 the section to Ventimiglia was opened.
Main stations[]
The line's main stations are: Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille-Blancarde, Aubagne, La Ciotat, Toulon, Fréjus, Cannes, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, Nice-Saint-Augustin, Nice-Ville, Nice-Riquier, Monaco-Monte-Carlo (underground), Menton and Ventimiglia.
Gallery[]
A TGV Duplex crossing the Siagne in Alpes-Maritimes
TGV Duplex in the Massif de l'Esterel
Line near Ventimiglia
References[]
- ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
- ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
- Railway lines in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Railway lines in Liguria
- Rail transport in Monaco