Classic route
Angoulême–Saintes line
Saintes → Angoulême · France
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Down the Charente from Angoulême toward Saintes and the Atlantic, opened in 1867 through Cognac and its cellars.
Stations
- 1 kmSaintes
- 10 kmBeillant
- 27 kmCognac
- 41 kmJarnac-Charente
- 55 kmChâteauneuf-sur-Charente
- 78 kmAngoulême
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4756434 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.4% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of TER 86462
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Angoulême–Saintes line?
The Angoulême–Saintes line runs 76 km from Saintes to Angoulême.
How long does the Angoulême–Saintes line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 05 min for the 76 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Angoulême–Saintes line?
SNCF, with TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
How old is the Angoulême–Saintes line?
The line has been in service since 1867. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Angoulême–Saintes line run?
11 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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