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
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Pays de la Loire)
Termini
  • Le Mans
  • Angers
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1863
Technical
Line length132 km (82 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map

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-GeorgesÉtival
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
267.344
Pincé-Précigné
273.188
Morannes
279.319
Le Porage
283.197
ÉtrichéChâteauneuf
287.672
Tiercé
292.680
Le Vieux-Briollay
296.516
Saint-SylvainBriollay
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

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Main stations

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Line history

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

  • Sablé - Angers (84 km): December 1863

References

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  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. ?–?.