Rennes–Redon railway

The railway from Rennes to Redon is a regional railway line between Rennes and Redon in Ille-et-Vilaine, western France. It's a part of the link between Rennes and Nantes/Quimper.

Rennes - Redon railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Brittany)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1862
Technical
Line length73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track since 1928[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 1991 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map

from Paris
from Châteaubriant
373.230
Rennes
373.830
to Brest and Saint-Malo
378.709
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
382.008
Ker Lann
383.901
Bruz
390.697
Laillé
394.915
Guichen – Bourg-des-Comptes
396.187
Tunnel de la Trottinais
(178 m)
399.468
Saint-Senoux – Pléchâtel
403.144
Pléchâtel
410.279
Messac – Guipry
to Ploërmel / Châteaubriant
417.574
Tunnel de Corbinières
(636 m)
421.595
Fougeray – Langon
425.865
Beslé
to Châteaubriant and Blain
430.417
Massérac
436.947
Avessac
443.521
510.388
Line to Nantes
511.354
Redon
Line to Quimper

Route edit

The line begins in Rennes station and ends in Redon station.

Line history edit

The line opened on September 21, 1862 with a single track.

References edit

  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).

47°39′00″N 2°04′53″W / 47.65000°N 2.08139°W / 47.65000; -2.08139