Rennes–Saint-Malo railway

The railway from Rennes to Saint-Malo is a regional railway line between Rennes and Saint-Malo in Ille-et-Vilaine, western France.

Rennes - Saint-Malo railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Brittany)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1864
Technical
Line length81 km (50 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationsince 2005 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map

Line from Châteaubriant
373.3
Rennes
(31m)
373.8
375.7
Line to Brest
377.3
Rennes-Pontchaillou
386.1
Betton
389.5
Chevaigné
393.7
Saint-Germain-sur-Ille
398.0
Saint-Médard-sur-Ille
401.9
Montreuil-sur-Ille
406.9
Dingé
415.2
Combourg
422.8
Bonnemain
430.5
431.3
Dol-de-Bretagne
(21m)
431.7
440.6
La Fresnais
445.8
from Miniac-Morvan
445.8
La Gouesnière – Cancale
453.4
bif to tracks of port of Saint-Malo
454.1
Saint-Malo
(new station – 8m)
Bif to former tracks of the port
454.4
Saint-Malo
(former station – 8m)
Port of Saint-Malo

Route

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These are the main stations:

The line begins in Rennes station, then passes the Dol-de-Bretagne station, and ends in Saint-Malo station.

Line history

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The line opened on June 27, 1864.

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).