Valence–Moirans railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead catenary 25kV 50HzOperating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Route map

Legend
 Line from Marseille
616.9
 Valence-Ville
615.8
1.2
 Line to Lyon
7.5
 Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
9.4
 LGV from Marseille
10.5
 Valence TGV
LGV to Paris
11.8
 Alixan – Châteauneuf-d'Isère
16.1
 River Isère
19.5
 Romans – Bourg-de-Péage
26.8
 Saint-Paul-lès-Romans
32.0
 Saint-Lattier
36.4
 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Nazaire
43.2
 La Sône
48.0
 Saint-Marcellin (Isère)
58.0
 Vinay
61.3
 L'Albenc
66.5
 Poliénas
71.8
 Tullins-Fures
74.7
 Vourey
78.3
 Moirans-Galifette
from Lyon
79.7
 Moirans
to Grenoble

The railway from Valence to Moirans is a 78 km long railway line in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and Grenoble. The line is electrified, and is double-track over two-thirds of its length.[1]

In 2011, Réseau Ferré de France announced an €80m contract award to electrify the line from Valence on Paris-Marseille line to Moirans on the Lyon-Grenoble line. The electrified connection to the LGV Méditerranée allows occasional high-speed services from points south to Grenoble and north. Construction started in December 2012 and was complete by December 2013.[2]

Main stations

References

  1. ^ RFF
  2. ^ "Valence - Moirans line to be electrified". Railway Gazette. December 20, 2011.
  • (in French) Line description
  • (in French) Line description