Le Mans–Angers railway

The railway from Le Mans to Angers is an important French 132-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 2 stages in 1863.[3]

Le Mans–Angers railway
Map of the line
Overview
SystemSNCF
StatusOperational
LocaleFrance (Pays de la Loire)
TerminiLe Mans
Angers
Operation
Opened1863
OwnerRFF
Operator(s)SNCF
Technical
Line length132 km (82 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map
Legend
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Line from Paris
210.045
Line to Tours
210.541
210.980 Le Mans
212.375
Racc. de la Plumasserie
213.400
214.171
Ceinture du Mans
219.239 Saint-Georges–Étival
 223.068 Voivres
 229.411 La Suze
229.411
to La Flèche
 239.338 Noyen
 247.193 Avoise
256.800
from futur HSL BPL
258.030
from La Flèche
 258.933 Sablé-sur-Sarthe
260.143
to Châteaubriant via Segré
267.344 Pincé-Précigné
 273.188 Morannes
 279.319 Le Porage
 283.197 Étriché–Châteauneuf
 287.672 Tiercé
 292.680 Le Vieux-Briollay
 296.516 Saint-Sylvain–Briollay
 301.384 Écouflant
301.761
to Segré
Angers Saint-Serge
Line from Tours
305.574
Line from Loudun
305.822 Angers-Maître-École
306.257
341.526
342.950 Angers-Saint-Laud
Line to Nantes

Traffic

Main stations

Line history

The section between Le Mans and Sablé (48 km) was opened in March 1863

  • Sablé - Angers (84 km): December 1863
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References
  1. "RFF - Map of all railway lines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
  3. 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). ?: Ministère des Travaux Publics. p. ?–?.


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