Tours–Le Mans railway

The railway from Tours to Le Mans is a French 96-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 1858.[3]

Tours–Le Mans railway
Map of the line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire)
Termini	Tours Le Mans
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1858
Technical
Line length	96 km (60 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	non electrified[2]
Route map Legend - 235.763 Tours From Paris/LGV A/Vierzon 233.020 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Poitiers/Chinon/Loches 237.390 239.900 Line to Nantes 241.893 Loire bridge (360 m) 242.686 Fondettes–Saint-Cyr 246.830 Membrolle/Choisille 246.900 Line to Châteaudun 248.576 Mettray 255.765 St-Antoine-du-Rocher 263.404 Neuillé-Pont-Pierre 272.014 Saint-Paterne 278.780 Dissay\Courcillon 283.093 Line from Bessé-sur-Braye 283.093 283.889 Château-du-Loir Line to Villiers-au-Bouin 291.701 Vaas 295.152 Line from La Flèche 295.902 Aubigné-Racan 304.891 Mayet 312.260 Écommoy 319.332 Laigné–Saint-Gervais 325.795 Arnage 328.490 331.530 Ceinture du Mans 333.261 210.045 Line to Paris 210.980 Le Mans Line to Angers Line to Rennes to Argentan & Caen

The line is non-electrified, only around Tours and Le Mans.

Main stations

• Tours station
• Château-du-Loir station
• Le Mans station

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.