Classic route
Caen–Le Mans–Tours
Caen → Tours · France
Normandy to the Loire without touching Paris: the cross-country line through Alençon and Le Mans that the TGV network forgot.
- Distance
- 263 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 05 min
- Average speed
- 85 km/h
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmCaen +2
- 23 kmMézidon - Canon
- 30 kmSaint-Pierre-sur-Dives
- 67 kmArgentan +1
- 81 kmSurdon +1
- 90 kmSées
- 110 kmAlençon
- 136 kmVivoin - Beaumont
- 146 kmMontbizot
- 166 kmLe Mans +1
- 187 kmÉcommoy
- 216 kmChâteau-du-Loir
- 264 kmTours +1
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. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2826653: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of TER 16550
- 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 Caen–Le Mans–Tours?
The Caen–Le Mans–Tours runs 263 km from Caen to Tours.
How long does the Caen–Le Mans–Tours take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 05 min for the 263 km. That is an average of 85 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Caen–Le Mans–Tours?
SNCF.
How old is the Caen–Le Mans–Tours?
The line has been in service since 1858. 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 Caen–Le Mans–Tours run?
2 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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