Valence–Moirans railway

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Valence–Moirans railway
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Map of the Valence-Moirans railway line.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
TerminiValence-Ville station
Moirans
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1864
Technical
Line length78 km (48 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrificationno[1]
Route map
Legend
 Line from Marseille
 616.9 Valence-Ville
615.8
1.2
 Line to Lyon
 7.5 Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
9.4 LGV from Marseille
10.5 Valence TGV
LGV to Paris
 11.8 Alixan – Châteauneuf-d'Isère
 16.1 River Isère
 19.5 Romans – Bourg-de-Péage
 26.8 Saint-Paul-lès-Romans
 32.0 Saint-Lattier
 36.4 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Nazaire
 43.2 La Sône
 48.0 Saint-Marcellin (Isère)
 58.0 Vinay
 61.3 L'Albenc
 66.5 Poliénas
 71.8 Tullins-Fures
 74.7 Vourey
 78.3 Moirans-Galifette
from Lyon
 79.7 Moirans
 to Grenoble

The railway from Valence to Moirans is a 78 km long railway line in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and Grenoble. The line is electrified, and is double-track over two-thirds of its length.[2]

In 2011, Réseau Ferré de France announced an €80m contract award to electrify the line from Valence on Paris-Marseille line to Moirans on the Lyon-Grenoble line. The electrified connection to the LGV Méditerranée allows occasional high-speed services from points south to Grenoble and north. Construction started in December 2012 and was complete by December 2013.[3]

Main stations[]

References[]

  1. ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
  2. ^ RFF
  3. ^ "Valence - Moirans line to be electrified". Railway Gazette. December 20, 2011.

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