Lison–Lamballe railway

The Lison–Lamballe railway is an important 205.7-kilometre long railway line that runs between the French commune of Lison and the town of Lamballe. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.[3]

Lison–Lamballe railway
Map of the line
Overview
SystemSNCF
StatusOperational
LocaleFrance (Lower Normandy, Brittany)
TerminiLison
Lamballe
Operation
Opened1860 - 1879
OwnerRFF
Operator(s)SNCF
Technical
Line length205.7 km (127.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track from Lison to Avranches
Double track from Avranches to Dol
Single track from Dol to Lamballe[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz from Lison to St-Lô
and a short section near Lamballe[2]
Route map
Legend
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Line from Caen
295.200
0.000
 Lison
(7m)
 0,455
2.902 Airel
(10m)
 7.125 La Meauffe
(12m)
 10.396 Pont-Hébert
(11m)
 18.467 Saint-Lô
(14m)
18.741
26.213 Canisy
(62m)
 31.774 Carantilly – Marigny
 34.574 Cametours
(111m)
 39.830 Belval
(130m)
47.601
47.984 Coutances
(49m)
54.1xx
54.837 Orval – Hyenville
 57.739 Quettreville
(19m)
 63.780 Cérences
(26m)
 69.919 Hudimesnil
(93m)
Line to Granville
75.305 Folligny
(126m)
76.848
Line to Argentan
80.145 La Haye-Pesnel
(90m)
 86.407 Montviron – Sartilly
 93.929 Avranches
(11m)
 100.135 Pontaubault
(15m)
100.300
108.043 Servon – Tanis
(13m)
 115.414
115.832 Pontorson – Mt-St-M.
to le Mont Saint-Michel
 121.099 Pleine-Fougères
(35m)
 128.579 La Boussac
(36m)
136.781
137.511 Dol-de-Bretagne
(21m)
138,298
145,763 Plerguer
(22m)
150.172
from Gouesnière – Cancale
 150.572 Miniac-Morvan
(24m)
 155.884 Pleudihen
(33m)
158.903
159.587 La Hisse
(42m)
164.200
169.940 Dinan
(76m)
to La Brohinière
 174.532 Corseul – L.
(123m)
 183.131 Plancoët
(8m)
 191.549 Landébia
(59m)
 197.4xx Quintenic – P.
(102m)
E.P. (private)
205.577
206.007
454.259
 Lamballe
(56m)

Main stations
  • Gare de Lison
  • Gare de Saint-Lô
  • Gare de Folligny
  • Gare de Dol-de-Bretagne
  • Gare de Dinan
  • Gare de Lamballe

Line history

The line was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.

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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). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.


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