Lison–Lamballe railway

The Lison–Lamballe railway is an important 205.7-kilometre long railway line that runs between the French commune of Lison and the town of Lamballe. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.[3]

Lison–Lamballe railway
Map of the line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Normandy, Brittany)
Termini	Lison Lamballe
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1860 - 1879
Technical
Line length	205.7 km (127.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track from Lison to Avranches Double track from Avranches to Dol Single track from Dol to Lamballe[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz from Lison to St-Lô and a short section near Lamballe[2]
Route map km elev Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway to Caen (295.200) 0.000 Lison 7 0.455 Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway to Cherbourg 2.902 Airel 10 7.125 La Meauffe 12 10.002 Vire (45m) 10.396 Pont-Hébert 11 18.467 Saint-Lô end of electrification 14 18.741 to Condé-sur-Vire 23.011 Joigne River (12m) 23.380 Joigne River (12m) 23.639 Joigne River (12m) 23.809 Joigne River (12m) 26.213 Canisy 62 31.023 Terrette River (10m) 31.774 Carantilly – Marigny 34.574 Cametours 111 39.830 Belval 130 47.601 to Sottevast 47.984 Coutances 49 48.792 Soulles (72m) 54.100 to Regnéville-sur-Mer 54.837 Orval – Hyenville 57.739 Quettreville 19 63.160 Sienne (10m) 63.780 Cérences 26 69.919 Hudimesnil 93 Argentan–Granville railway to Granville 75.305 Folligny 126 76.848 Argentan–Granville railway to Argentan 79.722 Thar (4m) 80.145 La Haye-Pesnel 90 86.407 Montviron – Sartilly 93.424 Sée (22m) 93.929 Avranches 11 100.135 Pontaubault 15 100.300 to Domfront 100.943 Sélune (134m) 108.043 Servon – Tanis 13 115.414 115.832 Pontorson – Mont-St-Michel to Fougères│to Mont Saint-Michel 116.663 Couesnon (41m) 121.099 Pleine-Fougères 35 128.579 La Boussac 36 136.781 Rennes–Saint-Malo railway to Saint-Malo 137.511 Dol-de-Bretagne 21 138.298 Rennes–Saint-Malo railway to Rennes 145.763 Plerguer 22 150.172 to Gouesnière – Cancale 150.572 Miniac-Morvan 24 155.884 Pleudihen 33 158.903 Rance (101m) 159.587 La Hisse 42 164.200 to Dinard 164.255 Fontaine-des-Eaux (162m) 169.940 Dinan 76 to Collinée to La Brohinière 174.532 Corseul – Languenan 123 180.995 Montafilan River (6m) to Saint-Cast 183.131 Plancoët 8 183.637 Arguenon (13m) 191.549 Landébia 59 197.400 Quintenic – Plédéliac 102 200.300 end of electrification E.P. agricultural cooperative (private) Paris–Brest railway to Rennes 205.577 206.007 (454.259) Lamballe 56 Paris–Brest railway to Saint-Brieuc km elev

Main stations

• Lison station
• Saint-Lô station
• Folligny station
• Dol-de-Bretagne station
• Dinan station
• Lamballe station

Line history

The line was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.

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.