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Railway line in southeastern France
Valence–Moirans railway
12cmMap of the Valence-Moirans railway line.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Termini
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
ElectrificationOverhead catenary 25kV 50Hz
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
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.

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.

Main stations

References

  1. RFF
  2. "Valence - Moirans line to be electrified". Railway Gazette. December 20, 2011.

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