Le Mans–Angers railway

Le Mans–Angers railway
Le Mans–Angers railway
	Map of the line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Pays de la Loire)
Termini	Le Mans; Angers;
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1863
Technical
Line length	132 km (82 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map
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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]

Traffic

Main stations

Line history

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

Sablé - Angers (84 km): December 1863

References

"RFF - Map of all railway lines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
"RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
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. ?–?.

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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).

[Statistique-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. ?–?.