Paris – Marseille railway line

Paris – Marseille
Map of the Paris – Marseille route
Route number (SNCF) :	830,000
Course book route (SNCF) :	501 (Paris – Dijon) 502 (Dijon – Lyon) 503 ( Lyon – Marseille)
Route length:	862 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	1.5 kV  =
Top speed:	160 km / h
Dual track :	Yes
Legend RER D from Paris-Nord 0.0 Paris-Gare-de-Lyon 39 m 0.8 Paris-Bercy-Bourgogne-Pays-d'Auvergne 39 m 2.1 Chemin de Fer de Petite Ceinture 3.9 Charenton 4.4 Marne 6.2 Maisons-Alfort - Alfortville 7.8 Vert de Maisons 9.3 LGV Interconnexion Est Villeneuve Triage marshalling yard 11.4 Grande Ceinture 14.4 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges 34 m 15.2 to Montargis 17.5 Montgeron - Crosne 19.1 Yerres 21.1 Brunoy 24.0 Boussy-Saint-Antoine 25.9 Combs-la-Ville-Quincy 29.3 LGV Sud-Est to Lyon 30.5 Lieusaint - Moissy 34.3 Savigny-le-Temple-Nandy 37.7 Cesson 41.3 Le Mée 42.8 His Corbeil-Essonnes – Montereau railway from Corbeil-Essonnes 44.1 Melun 55 m Railway line Corbeil-Essonnes – Montereau to Montereau 50.9 Bois-le-Roi 55.0 Fontainebleau-Forêt 58.9 Fontainebleau - Avon 63.3 Thomery 66.8 Moret - Veneux-les-Sablons 71 m Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway to Lyon 67.8 Loing 68.1 Saint-Mammès from Melun 78.6 Montereau Railway line Flamboin-Gouaix – Montereau to Flamboin-Gouaix 89.2 Villeneuve-la-Guyard 94.0 Champigny-sur-Yonne 101.3 Pont-sur-Yonne from Troyes 112.6 Sens 68 m Montargis – Sens railway line to Courtenay 120.2 Étigny-Véron 127.0 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 134.6 Saint-Julien-du-Sault 145.5 Joigny 154.9 Laroche - Migennes 87 m to Auxerre 168.9 LGV Sud-Est 172.3 Saint-Florentin - Vergigny Railway line Saint-Julien-Saint-Florentin-Vergigny n. Neuvy-Sautour 183.7 Flogny 196.2 Tonnerre 204.0 Tanlay 209.4 Tunnel de Lézinnes (532 m) 210.1 Lézinnes 210.6 Canal de Bourgogne 210.9 Tunnel de Pacy (1002 m) 218.5 Ancy-le-Franc 224.6 Railway line Nuits-sous-Ravières – Châtillon-sur-Seine v. Châtillon s / S 224.8 Nuits-sous-Ravières Avallon – Nuits-sous-Ravières line to Avollon 232.8 Aisy-sur-Armançon 235.9 From Pasilly the LGV Sud Est 242.9 Montbard 220 m 243.4 Canal de Bourgogne 248.0 Fain-lès-Montbard 256.8 Les Laumes - Alésia Railway line Maison-Dieu – Laumes-Alésia to Époisses 271.2 Thenissey 278.4 Verrey 287.9 Blaisy-Bas 406 m 288.3 Blaisy-Bas tunnel (4112 m) 293.6 Viaduc de Malain 294.3 Tunnel de Malain (329 m) 295.3 Mâlain 297.7 Viaduc de la Combe de Lée (143 m) 299.4 Lantenay 302.5 Viaduc de Fin (202 m) 303.2 Viaduc de la Combe Fouchères 304.0 Tunnel de Vélars 1 (51 m) 304.4 Viaduc de Bouchard 304.6 Tunnel de Vélars 2 (152 m) 305.4 Velars 305.5 Viaduc de la Combe Mayote 307.0 Viaduc de Neuvron (190 m) 308.6 Plombières-lès-Dijon 312.2 Tunnel de Dijon 1 (54 m) 312.3 Tunnel de Dijon 2 (30 m) 312.6 Tunnel de Dijon 3 (91 m) 312.7 Tunnel de Dijon 4 (141 m) 313.2 Railway Dijon – Épinac from Epinac 314.2 Dijon-Ville 248 m 315.8 Ouche 316.0 Dijon-Porte-d'Ouche-Perrigny Railway line Dijon-Ville – Is-sur-Tille to Is-sur-Tille and railway line Dijon – Vallorbe to Valorbe 316.2 Canal de Bourgogne Triage de Perrigny Railway line Dijon-Ville – Saint-Amour to Saint-Amour 325.3 Gevrey-Chambertin 244 m 331.4 Vougeot-Gilly-lès-Cîteaux 336.6 Nuits-Saint-Georges 342.6 Corgoloin 346.3 Serrigny 351.2 Beaune 219 m Railway Beaune – St-Loup-de-la-Salle n. St-Loup-de-la-Salle 349.5 Pont sur la Bouzaise 358.4 Meursault 363.8 Chagny – Dole-Ville railway from Dole 365.6 Pont de la Dheune Nevers – Chagny railway from Nevers 366.2 Chagny 216 m 366.7 Canal-du-Center 369.3 Rully 372.7 Fontaines - Mercurey 381.5 Seurre – Chalon-sur-Saône railway line from Seurre 382.2 Chalon-sur-Saône 180 m 382.9 Railway Cluny – Chalon-sur-Saône to Cluny 383.0 Chalon-sur-Saône – Bourg-en-Bresse to Bourg Bresse railway line 385.3 Pont sur la Corne 390.4 Varennes-le-Grand 393.6 Great 398.5 Sennecey-le-Grand 407.7 Tournus 417.4 Uchizy 419.8 Bourbonne 422.2 Fleurville - Pont-de-Vaux 427.7 Pont sur la Mouge 429.1 Senozan 439.7 Mâcon-Ville 189 m 439.7 Railway line Moulins – Mâcon to Moulins 440.5 Railway line Mâcon – Ambérieu to Ambérieu 442.4 LGV Sud-Est 446.8 Crêches-sur-Saône 450.7 Pontanevaux-la-Chapelle 455.4 Romanèche-Thorins 461.4 Pont de l ' Ardières 462.7 Belleville – Beaujeu railway from Beaujeu 462.7 Belleville 467.8 Pont sur la Vauxonne 468.2 Saint-Georges-de-Reneins 476.5 Pont sur le Morgon (128 m) 477.0 Villefranche-sur-Saône 192 m 482.1 Anse 482.5 Viaduc de l ' Azergues (68 m) 485.7 Quincieux - Trévoux 487.9 Quincieux Coteau – St-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or railway to Roanne 490.8 Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or 183 m 492.6 Villevert-Neuville 493.6 Albigny - Neuville 495.3 Albigny 496.6 Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or 497.8 Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or 176 m 498.9 Tunnel de la Pelonnière (166 m) 499.5 Collonges - Fontaines 501.4 Tunnel de Caluire (2403 m) 503.2 Tunnel de St-Rambert (256 m) 504.3 Railway line Lyon – Genève from Geneva u. Railway line Lyon-Saint-Clair-Bourg-en-Bresse v. Bourg 504.1 8.4 Lyon-Saint-Clair 177 m 504.4 Rhone (272 m) 506.4 Lyon-Vaise 506.8 Lyon-Brotteaux 507.9 5.0 Lyon-Part-Dieu 175 m 508.2 Tunnel de St-Irénée (2109 m) 510.4 Viaduc de la Quarantaine ( Saône ) 510.9 0.0 Lyon-Perrache 1 & 2 175 m Railway line Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache n. Givors 511.3 Rhone (217 m) 512.2 Lyon-Jean Macé 512.5 to Marseille (via Grenoble) 516.7 Saint-Fons 521.3 Feyzin 522.8 Sibelin marshalling yard 525.7 ozone 526.4 Sérézin 528.3 Ternay 529.9 Givors-Canal – Grezan railway to Givors-Canal 532.0 Chasse-sur-Rhône 161 m 540.0 Estressin 540.4 Sévenne 541.1 Petit tunnel de Vienne (208 m) 541.5 Grand tunnel de Vienne (471 m) 542.4 Vienne 162 m 547.6 Vaugris 553.8 Roches-de-Condrieu tunnel (180 m) 554.2 Saint-Clair-les-Roches 557.9 Varèze (40 m) 558.2 Clonas 563.4 Le Péage-de-Roussillon 567.2 Salaise 567.5 Sanne (18 m) 570.1 Viaduc du Dolon (35 m) 570.7 Firminy – Saint-Rambert-d'Albon railway line to Peyraud 571.7 Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 145 m 578.2 Andancette 578.3 Viaduc du Bancel (58 m) 584.6 Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône 585.2 Tunnel de Saint-Vallier (191 m) 585.5 Viaduc de la Galaure (89 m) 590.2 Tunnel de Serves (382 m) 590.9 Serves-sur-Rhône 596.1 Galerie de Tain (73 m) 598.9 Tain-l'Hermitage-Tournon 125 m 608.1 La Roche-de-Glun 609.0 Viaduc de l ' Isère (160 m) 614.8 Valence – Moirans railway from Grenoble 615.9 Tunnel de Valence (534 m) 616.9 Valence-Ville 124 m 622.5 Portes-lès-Valence 626.4 Etoile-sur-Rhône 627.2 Viaduc de la Véore (20 m) 634.3 Livron 110 m Railway line Livron – La Voulte to La Voulte Railway Livron – Aspres to Briançon 635.6 Viaduc de la Drôme (110 m) 637.3 Loriol 644.3 Saulce 650.5 La Coucourde - Condillac 661.3 Montélimar 83 m 661.9 Viaduc du Roubion (114 m) Narrow-gauge railway Montélimar – Dieulefit to Dieulefit 668.0 Viaduc de la Rialle (34 m) 670.3 Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 675.0 Donzère 678.6 Canal de Donzère (178 m) 682.7 Pierrelatte 49 m 682.7 Railway Pierrelatte – Nyons to Nyons 692.3 From Bollène of LGV Méditerranée 694.3 Bollène- La Croisière 695.7 Canal de Donzère 698.0 Mondragon 703.2 Mornas 708.4 Piolenc 710.3 Eygues Narrow-gauge railway Orange – Buis-les-Baronnies v. Buis-les-Bar. 713.2 orange 47 m 716.0 Orange-Isle-Fontaine-de-Vaucluse railway line to Carpentras 721.6 Courthézon 727.1 Bédarrides 727.5 Ouvèze 731.4 Railway line Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape-Carpentras v. Carp. 731.4 Sorgues - Châteauneuf-du-Pape 735.8 Le-Pontet 739.3 Avignon – Miramas railway from Miramas 741.3 Avignon Center 24 m Givors – Nîmes railway line Avignon Champfleury marshalling yard Avignon TGV LGV Méditerranée 744.9 Viaduc sur la Durance Barbentane – Orgon railway line from Orgon 747.4 Barbentane - Rognonas 753.6 Graveson - Maillanne 762.8 Tarascon railway line Tarascon – Sète to Sète Railway line Arles – Orgon from Orgon 776.3 Arles 10 m from Lunel Arles – Canal railway line to Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône 778.2 Viaduc d'Arles (770 m) 784.9 Raphèle 792.5 Saint-Martin-de-Crau 804.6 Entressen Miramas marshalling yard from Avignon 809.3 Miramas 50 m 810.4 Railway line Miramas – L'Estaque to L'Estaque 814.3 Saint-Chamas 815.3 Viaduc de Saint-Chamas (385 m) 821.9 Calissanne 825.6 Viaduc de l'Arc (78 m) 828.6 Berre 18 m Rognac – Aix-en-Provence railway from Aix-en-Provence 834.9 Rognac 837.9 Viaduc de Vallat du Baou (74 m) 838.9 Vitrolles 838.9 Vitrolles-Aéroport-Marseille-Provence 843.6 Pas-des-Lanciers Railway line Pas-des-Lanciers – Martigues to Bel-Air-La-Mède 845.2 Tunnel de la Nerthe (4640 m) 850.1 Viaduc des Riaux (68 m) Miramas – l'Estaque railway line from Miramas 851.7 L'Estaque 55 m Railway line Estaque – Marseille-Joliette to Marseille-Joliette 853.2 Séon-St-Henri 55 m 854.6 Abzw. Tuileries of the LGV Méditerranée 854.8 Tunnel de Saint-Louis (476 m) 855.9 Saint-Louis-les-Aygalades 52 m 857.9 Le-Canet 859.3 St-Barthélémy Estaque – Marseille-Joliette railway from Marseille-Joliette and Lyon – Marseille railway from Lyon to Ventimiglia 862.057 0.000 Marseille-St-Charles 49 m

The Paris – Marseille railway line is a railway line that connects the capital Paris with Marseille via Dijon and Lyon . It is also known as Ligne PLM . The route was built between 1847 and 1855 and operated by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée . From 1938 the connection became the property of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). It passes through the regions of Île-de-France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur .

There is a parallel new line along almost its entire length . Since 1997, the line, like the rest of the network, has been owned by the Réseau ferré de France (RFF) railway infrastructure company .

Route

The route leads from Gare de Lyon in a south-easterly direction along the Seine , later it goes upstream along the Yonne , the Armançon and the Brenne . It crosses the Mediterranean - Atlantic watershed at an altitude of 405 meters. The route has a gradient of 8 per mille between Les Laumes-Alésia and Dijon.

From Dijon the route follows the Saône , from Lyon it is on the left bank of the Rhone . From Arles , the route realigns itself in an easterly direction. Marseille is reached after driving through the tunnel de la Nerthe (4640 meters).

Between Givors -Canal and Grezan there is a parallel railway line Givors-Canal-Grezan on the right bank of the Rhone, this is mainly used for freight traffic .

history

As the star of Legrand intended, the route was aimed at Paris. It was initially planned to build a long tunnel under Mont Afrique , this was eventually discarded and the route was led with a shorter tunnel via Blaisy-Bas . The route was opened gradually. The first 196 kilometers from Paris to Tonnerre opened on August 12, 1849. The Dijon – Chalon-sur-Saône section opened on September 1st of the same year. On June 22, 1851, the Tonnerre – Dijon section was put into operation. The section from Chalon-sur-Saône to Lyon was opened three years later on July 10, 1854.

The company was carried out from 1857 to 1938 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée . From 1938 it was integrated into the Société nationale des chemins de fer français , since then it has provided traffic.

The line has been electrified with 1.5 kV direct current since 1962  . The electrification work lasted from 1949 to 1962.

A first world speed record was set at Vougeot on February 20, 1954 , with a locomotive of the CC 7100 series reached 243 km / h .

The travel times from Paris to Marseille have been reduced again and again. In 1954 the Mistral needed 8 h 03 min, in 1962 it was only 7 h 10 min and in 1969 the travel time of the TEE Mistral was reduced to 6 h 40 min.

The greatest reduction in travel times was only achieved with the commissioning of the parallel Ligne à grande vitesse . In 1983, the LGV Sud-Est reduced the travel time from Paris to Marseille to 4 hours 42 minutes, in 1994 the LGV Rhône-Alpes reduced the journey time to just 4 hours 14 minutes, and on the LGV Méditerranée , which has existed since 2001, the fastest ones need Trains only 3 h 04 min (as of May 2020).

Incidents

• On 29 July 1937 derailed the train station of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges due to an incorrectly placed Soft a train. 29 people died.
  → Main article : Villeneuve-Saint-Georges railway accident

• On October 6, 1943, a serious railway accident occurred near Chalon-sur-Saône when a freight train derailed and an express train following it drove to Lyon . 21 people died and 90 were injured.

• On July 19, 1957, in the early hours of the morning, an express train from Nice to Paris derailed at Bollène station . He was directed to a sideline unscheduled . The corresponding switch connection should only have been driven at 30 km / h, but the train was still driving at almost 100 km / h. The leading steam locomotive overturned. Escaping steam scalded some passengers in the sleeping car behind . A total of 31 people died and 69 were injured.

Infrastructure

Moret-sur-Loing Viaduct

The route is double-tracked throughout. From Gare de Lyon to Melun there are six or four tracks. There are also four tracks south of Lyon to Chasse-sur-Rhône . From there there are two tracks that go to Marseille-Saint-Charles . The track is equipped with the Automatique Lumineux block. The maximum speed is 160 km / h on many sections.

The route has many engineering structures. It has two tunnels, each of which is more than 4 km long, namely the Tunnel de la Nerthe (4638 meters) and the Tunnel de Blaisy-Bas (4112 meters). There are also some larger bridges.

business

A Catalan Talgo from Barcelona at the station Valence - for the onward journey towards Geneva on the non-electrified section of railway line Valence-Moirans was to Chambery the BB-7200 - Electric locomotive , a diesel locomotive series BB 67000 preloaded (1993)

The TEE Mistral operated on the route until 1982 ; this connected Paris with Nice via Dijon, Lyon, Valence , Avignon , Marseille, Toulon , Saint-Raphaël , Cannes and Antibes . With the commissioning of the high-speed lines, long-distance passenger traffic on the route decreased significantly; it was gradually shifted to the LGV Sud-Est, the LGV Rhône-Alpes and the LGV Méditerranée. Between 1969 and 1994 reversed on the section Tarascon -Valence between Barcelona and Geneva circulating Catalan Talgo .

Regional trains of the TER Bourgogne , TER Rhône-Alpes and TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as well as between Paris and Montereau of the Transilien Paris-Lyon run on the route today . The route is also used for freight traffic.

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  Tonnerre train station

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  Bridge over the Rhone in Lyon

literature

• Mathieu-Georges May: L'histoire du chemin de fer de Paris à Marseille . In: revue de geographie alpine . tape 19 , no. 2 , 1934, p. 473-493 ( persee.fr [accessed March 27, 2012]).

Web links

Commons : Paris – Marseille railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jean Cuynet et Gaby Bachet, Histoire du rail de Bourgogne , page 17
2. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 109.
3. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 157.

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