Lyon – Marseille railway line

510.9 0.0	Lyon-Perrache	174 m
0.3	A7 (30 m)
0.4	Rhone
	Lyon-Jean Macé	171 m
	from Lyon Part-Dieu
1.6	Lyon-Guillotière
4th	Paris – Marseille railway line
7.3	Vénissieux-Sud
7.7	Vénissieux-Voyageurs	186 m
9.7	Vénissieux-Nord
11.9	Saint-Priest	209 m
	Tramways de l'Ouest du Dauphiné
14th	A46
17.9	Chandieu-Toussieu	242 m
21.8	Heyrieux	273 m
24.7	Combs-la-Ville – Saint-Louis (LGV) railway from Paris Gare de Lyon
26.1	Combs-la-Ville – Saint-Louis (LGV) railway to Marseille-St-C.
26.2	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier	251 m
30.4	La Verpillière	232 m
33.6	Vaulx milieu	221 m
36.3	L'Isle-d'Abeau	227 m
37.8	Saint-Alban-La Grive	239 m
41.7	Bourgoin-Jallieu	254 m
48.1	Sérézin-de-la-Tour
48.5	A 48
50.6	Cessieu	309 m
55.6	A 43
56.7	La Tour-du-Pin	339 m
63.4	Saint-André-le-Gaz	409 m
63.5	Railway line Saint-André-le-Gaz – Chambéry to Chambéry
71.5	Virieu-sur-Bourbre	406 m
79.5	Châbons	509 m
80.3	A 48
84.6	Le Grand Lemps	476 m
	CF économiques du Bord (CEN) Isère
91.3	Saint-Rambert-d'Albon – Rives railway from Saint-Rambert-d'Albon
92.5	Beaucroissant	429 m
94.9	Rives (Isere)	411 m
96.1	Fure (263 m)
96.4	A 48
98.5	Tunnel du Château (81 m)
99.2	Réaumont-Saint-Cassien
103.1	Tunnel de Criel (581 m)
	Quatre-Chemins – Voiron (CEN) railway from Vienne / Charavines
105.2	Voiron	290 m
	Voiron – Saint-Béron railway line ( VSB )
106.5	Saint-Jean-de-Moirans	243 m
108.9	A 48

112.1	Moirans	192 m
116.1	A 48
116.7	Tunnel de Voreppe (350 m)
117.4	Voreppe	200 m
118	Les Chartreux
124.3	Saint-Égrève-Saint-Robert	202 m
128.8	Buisserate Bridge ( A 48 )
128.9	Pique-Pierre Bridge ( Isère ) (125 m)
130.5	Grenoble	212 m
131.1	Estacade (elevated railway) (462 m)
131.6	Grenoble – Montmélian railway line (old route)
133.7	Grenoble – Montmélian railway line (new route) to Montmélian
	End of electrification
138.1	Pont-de-Claix	245 m
142.3	Tunnel du Saut-du-Moine (101 m)
144	Jarrie-Vizille	270 m
	after Vizille terrace
144.2	Romanche (60 m)
149.7	Saint-Georges-de-Commiers	316 m
150.3	Drac (121 m)
150.4	Tunnel du Drac (51 m)
151.1	Vif	320 m
151.2	A 51
151.3	Rivoire Tunnel (120 m)
153.2	Viaduc Crozet-de-Vif (277 m)
153.5	A51
156.8	Grand Brion Tunnel (1176 m)
160.4	Viaduc de la Merlière (115 m)
163.7	Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze	622 m
166.0	Cadorat tunnel (150 m)
168.2 +168.4	Tunnel de la Motte (2 ×) (106 + 152 m)
169.1	Vières tunnel (93 m)
173.0	Monestier-de-Clermont	847 m
173.3	Tunnel du Fau (603 m)
178.5	Saint-Michel-les-Portes (old train station)	819 m
179.5	Tunnel de Renaudy (203 m)
179.8	Tunnel de Côte-Rouge (98 m)
180.1	Viaduc des Portes (131 m)
180.6	Saint-Michel-les-Portes	801 m
180.7	Old Terrasses Tunnel (repealed) (62 m)
180.9	Tunnel de la Sorbière (148 m)
181.2	Tunnel de Rouzine (107 m)
181.5	Viaduc de Saint-Michel (163 m)
181.6	Tunnel de Thoranne (179 m)
185	Chauplanon Tunnel (106 m)
185.2	Viaduc de Chalabaud (68 m)
186	Viaduc des Riperts (144 m)
186.6	Viaduc de l'Orbanne (199 m)
186.7	Tunnel de Clelles (628 m)
187.5	Clelles -Mens	831 m
190.4	Viaduc de Merdary (100 m)
192.4	Percy	867 m
193.5	Viaduc de Chabulière (44 m)
194.4	Viaduc de Casseyres (181 m)
196.8	Tunnel de la Renardière (200 m)
197.6	Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves	981 m
198.6	Tunnel de Saint-Maurice (291 m)
199.7	Viaduc de Bonson (100 m)
199.8	Tunnel de Larchat (141 m)
200.4	Tunnel de Pré-Fury (75 m)
201.3	Tunnel de Lalley (45 m)
201.4	Viaduc de Lalley (10 m)
201.6	Viaduc des Combes (52 m)
202.4	Deveys Tunnel (87 m)
203.2	Deviras Tunnel (67 m)
203.7	Tunnel du Bois-Noir (709 m)
204.5	Tunnel de la Croix-Haute (136 m)
205.2	Col de la Croix-Haute - Lalley	1165 m
205.3	Vertex
209.7	Viaduc des Fauries (159 m)
211.8	Lus-la-Croix-Haute	1014 m
216.1	Buëch (24 m)
218.7	Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne	922 m
218.9 +222.5	Buëch (2 ×) (43 + 32 m)
225.2	La Faurie-Montbrand	841 m
228	Gallery of the Traverses (60 m)
228.3	Agnielles tunnel (203 m)
229	Buëch (44 m)
	Livron – Aspres-sur-Buëch railway from Livron
233.4	Aspres-sur-Buëch	761 m
233.9	Buëch (80 m)
234.9	Tunnel du Pignon (205 m)

236 244.1	Junction Poteau-Saint-Luc
240	Veynes -Dévoluy	814 m
	Railway line Veynes – Briançon to Briançon

247.8	Khabestan	735 m
252.9	Pont de la Barque ( Petit Buëch ) (34 m)
253.6	Tunnel de la Fontaine (48 m)
254.7	Tunnel de Serres (270 m)
256.1	Serres 671 m
260.8	Montrond	631 m
261.7	Tunnel de Montrond (167 m)
266.3	Eyguians-Orpierre	603 m
271.6	Laragne	573 m
272.2	Pont sur la Véragne (29 m)
278.6	Mison	597 m
280.8	Canal EDF (41 m)
289.1	Viaduc de Sisteron ( Buëch ) (208 m)
289.2	Tunnel de Sisteron (847 m)
290.6	Sisteron	482 m
293.7	Jabron (105 m)
296.6	Peipin	455 m
298.3	A51
302.2	Château-Arnoux-Volonne	440 m
	Saint-Auban – Digne railway from Digne-les-Bains
306.9	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	428 m
310	A51
311	Pont du Mardaric (40 m)
312.2	Peyruis-Les Mées	401 m
315	Ganagobia	385 m
319.9	Lurs	372 m
321 +324.2	A 51 (2 ×)
325	Canal de la Brillanne (25 m)
325.4	La Brillanne - Oraison	349 m
327	Lauzon (25 m)
327.7	Canal EDF (piped) (48 m)
330	Villeneuve	334 m
332.2	Largue (27 m)
	Forcalquier – Volx railway from Forcalquier
332.9	Volx	335 m
335.3	Galerie de Saint-Clément ( Canal EDF ) (88 m)
339.9	Manosque-Gréoux-les-Bains	329 m
341.8	Canal EDF (58 m)
344.3	Canal de discharge EDF (2 ×) (33 + 40 m)
344.8	Sainte-Tulle	288 m
348.5	Corbières	272 m
355.1	Tunnel de Saint-Eucher (534 m)
359.9	Mirabeau 239 m
360.3	Tunnel de Mirabeau (285 m)

371.8 379.8	Junction Pertuis
375.4	Pertuis	195 m
	Railway line Cheval-Blanc – Pertuis to Cheval-Blanc
379.9	Durance (321 m)
380.2	A 51 (28 m)
382	Meyrargues 207 m / railway line Meyrargues – Nice n. Nice-Ville

382.9	Eyguières – Meyrargues ( BDR ) line to Arles
384.2	Canal EDF (45 m)
385.2	Tunnel de la Barraque (370 m)
	Reclavier	248 m
393.5	A 51
393.9	Venelles-Les Logissons	326 m
	Puyricard	298 m
	Salon-La Calade-Éguilles railway from Salon-de-Provence
400.6	La Calade-Éguilles	272 m
401.1	Figons tunnel (790 m)
	Pey Blanc	236 m
407.7	Rognac – Aix-en-Provence railway from Rognac
407.5 +407.7	Couverture urbaine (2 ×) (85 + 262 m)
408.3	Aix-en-Provence	177 m
	Viaduct A 8
409.8	Arc (547 m)
411.3	Tunnel des Dés (263 m)
413.8	Tunnel du Logis Neuf (40 m)
414.9	Luynes	169 m
416.3	Galerie des Quatre-Tours (129 m)
	Carnoules – Gardanne railway from Carnoules
419.4	Gardanne	205 m
423.3	Simiane	207 m
426.7	Bouc convertibles	225 m
430.2	Septemes	209 m
430.4	Tunnel de Septèmes (189 m)
431	Patron's tunnel (149 m)
431.8	Paragallo Tunnel (48 m)
432.5	Galerie de la Redoute (32 m)
433.5	A 7 (70 m)
433.7	Canal de Marseille (48 m)
434.1	Galerie de la Gavotte (96 m)
434.9	Marseille-Saint Antoine	146 m
434.9	Saint-Antoine (old train station)	146 m
435.1	A 7
435.3	Viaduc des Aygalades (310 m)
435.5	Galerie de la Sappe (15 m)
436.4	Les Aygalades-Accates	126 m
437.5	Saint-Joseph-le-Castellas	109 m
438	Galerie de Rossolin (31 m)
439.4	Sainte-Marthe-en-Provence	82 m
440.4	Picon Busserine	66 m
	End of electrification
442 859.8	Paris – Marseille railway line from Paris Gare de Lyon
860.3	to Marseille-Blancarde and the Marseille-Ventimiglia railway line
	from Marseille-Joliette
862.1	Marseille-Saint-Charles	49 m

The Lyon – Marseille railway line is a standard-gauge , partly double-track , 444 km long railway line in the south of France . It is frequented differently, is equipped with four different signal systems, only in the northern part is electrified with two different power systems and is used by several modes of transport. The route is owned by the SNCF .

The route is sometimes very winding and leads on the border between the Dauphiné Alps and Dauphiné Pre-Alps at the transition between the two departments of Isère and Drôme up to an altitude of 1167 meters. It has a correspondingly large number of artificial structures. The longest tunnel, the Tunnel du Grand-Brion , is 1175 meters long. Between Grenoble and Sisteron it runs largely parallel to the former N75 , now the D1075.

history

A first concession for a section was made for the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Avignon , which was founded on January 2, 1847 specifically for this purpose, on June 10, 1846. Before that, the law of July 16, 1845 was the construction of a railway line from Lyon to Avignon with a branch to Grenoble . The concession should be 50 years. Details of the routing seem unimportant today, but they show the difficulties that prevailed in the early years of railway construction. Consideration was given to a direct connection between Lyon and Grenoble via La Tour-du-Pin , a connection from Lyon south to Valence with a branch line to Grenoble or a fork at Saint-Rambert-d'Albon , which would have meant a route reduction of 93 km. This last stretch was started but not halfway through.

The company was unable to cope with the bull market triggered by extensive railway construction projects. In the second half of 1852, it was taken over by the competitor Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée .

In January 1855 the route was put out to tender again and awarded to the company Compagnie des chemins de fer du Dauphiné , which had been founded in February 1854 and was incorporated into the PLM in December 1857 . On July 1, 1858, the entire line from Lyon was put into operation with the last 39 km long section from Rives to Grenoble.

On the way from Lyon to Grenoble, the detour via St. Rambert was displeasing and a direct connection in a south-easterly direction was planned. As planned in one of the alternative proposals, it ran via La Tour-du-Pin and was completed and opened by Christmas 1860.

From 1857 there were first connections from the south from Avignon and Aix-en-Provence in the direction of Gap . In many small steps, sections of the route and branch line connections followed, until finally, on October 15, 1877, the entire route via Sisteron and Pertuis could be opened. The connecting track to bypass the Pertuis station was not laid until 1950.

route

Coming from Lyon, the first section of the line is double-tracked to the Montmelian junction (km 133.7), then single-track for more than 100 km to the Aspres-sur-Buëch separation station . As far as Veynes-Dévoluy, where the line branches off to Briançon , it is double-tracked for a few kilometers, then as far as St. Antoine it is single-track again for almost 200 km with few opportunities to meet. Due to the mountainous route profile, this section of the route in particular has many artificial structures with a gradient of up to 25 ‰.

business

The mostly single-track line was operated manually until the introduction of block- manual signaling in 1954. In 1968, before the Olympic Winter Games of the same year, the shape signals were replaced by light signals on the Grenoble – Montmélian railway line, and only gradually from 1977 to 1984 on the remaining line.

From 1979 onwards, extensive improvements to the routing, including an increase in the clearance profile, were started with the aim of achieving a higher maximum speed of 160 km / h and electrification of the Lyon – Grenoble section. This work was completed in the summer of 1984.

A well-known train was the Alpazur , the predecessor of which first ran from Geneva on June 10, 1959 . The railcars traveled the section from Grenoble to Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban , where they turned their heads to reach Digne after 22 km . There the passengers switched to a similarly designated railcar on the meter-gauge railway line Nice – Digne-les-Bains to Nice . As there were hardly any intermediate stops, this was the fastest train connection between Grenoble and Nice. On September 23, 1989 the Alpazur was discontinued.

Just as the history of the owners was very eventful, the business is again in different hands today. The best transport service between Lyon and Grenoble is realized with both the TGV and the TER (TER Rhône-Alpes). There are only a few TER trains a day between Grenoble and Veynes. Coming from Gap , only two pairs of trains run on the Veynes – Briançon railway line south to Aix-en-Provence in the 2017/18 winter timetable, supported by a few other repeater buses. From Aix the traffic is again dense.

Individual evidence

↑ Collection complète des lois, décrets d'intérêe général, traités internationaux, arrêtés, circulaires, instructions, etc , Volume 47, Verlag Recueil Sirey, 1847, pages 17-18
^ Bulletin des lois de la République française . Titre II, Article 3: Chemin de fer de lyon à Avignon , Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1845/07 (SER9, T31, N1215) -1845/12 (SER9, T31, N1268).
↑ Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden : The French Railways: Statistical-historical presentation of their formation, their relationship to the state authority, as well as their administrative and operational facilities . Mittler 1846, page 295
^ Auguste-François de Laveleye: Histoire financière des chemins de fer Français . Page 43

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[1] Collection complète des lois, décrets d'intérêe général, traités internationaux, arrêtés, circulaires, instructions, etc , Volume 47, Verlag Recueil Sirey, 1847, pages 17-18

[2] Bulletin des lois de la République française . Titre II, Article 3: Chemin de fer de lyon à Avignon , Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1845/07 (SER9, T31, N1215) -1845/12 (SER9, T31, N1268).

[3] Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden : The French Railways: Statistical-historical presentation of their formation, their relationship to the state authority, as well as their administrative and operational facilities . Mittler 1846, page 295

[4] Auguste-François de Laveleye: Histoire financière des chemins de fer Français . Page 43