Cannes – Grasse railway line
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| Route number (SNCF) : | 944,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course book route (SNCF) : | 526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 16.6 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 25 kV 50 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 19 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cannes – Grasse railway is a single-track railway line in France . It connects the city of Cannes with Grasse .
Route
The line uses the double- track Marseille-Ventimiglia line until shortly before Cannes- La-Bocca . There it branches off and heads north, it rises slowly and reaches 54 m above sea level at the Ranguin stop. Sea. The route continues to climb and finally reaches Grasse train station , which is at an altitude of 212 m. The line is single-track between Cannes-La-Bocca and Grasse, the stations of Le Bosquet, Mouans-Sartoux and Grasse have sidings .
history
The railway line was opened on November 13, 1871. It was operated by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée . Between 1903 and 1911 the line was electrified on a trial basis with 12 kV 25 Hz. The competition of road traffic led to the cessation of passenger traffic on October 2, 1938. From 1938 to 1997 the line belonged to the Société nationale des chemins de fer français , 1997-2014 it was owned by the Réseau ferré de France , from 2015 it belongs to SNCF Réseau .
From 1978 onwards, passenger traffic was again operated on the Ranguin - Cannes section . This traffic was provided by the Syndicat Intercommunal des Transports Publics de Cannes et du Cannet, which used a railcar for this purpose.
Freight traffic was operated to Grasse until 1991 , then only to Ranguin. After the line had been completely renewed and electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz, it was put back into operation on March 26, 2005. This work cost 107 million euros, 25% was funded by the French state.
Due to a landslide near the tunnel de la Ferme de Ranguin, operations were interrupted from March to July 2013.
From December 10, 2016 to December 9, 2017, the line was completely closed in order to build a crossing track in Le Bosquet , to extend the platforms of all stations to a length of 220 meters each and to replace two level crossings with an underpass.
business
Passenger traffic is operated under the TER SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur brand by the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). These trains connect Grasse with Nice and Ventimiglia in Italy every hour . On weekday mornings and evenings, they are supplemented by individual amplifier trips every half hour.
Individual evidence
- ↑ nicematin.com - Train: la ligne Cannes-Grasse rouvre ce dimanche ( Memento of April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ La ligne de chemin de fer Cannes Grasse modernisée rouvre le 10 décembre. France 3 , December 1, 2017, accessed June 14, 2020 (French).
- ↑ B. Collardey: Réouverture de l'antenna Cannes - Grasse. In: Online edition of the “Rail Passion” magazine. March 2, 2018, accessed June 14, 2020 (French).
- ↑ TER PACA timetable Mandelieu / Grasse – Cannes – Nice – Vintimille. (PDF) 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 (French).