Classic route
Grenoble–Montmélian railway
Montmélian → Grenoble · France
Grenoble–Montmélian railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 54 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 40 min
- Average speed
- 81 km/h
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- Train
- TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Countries
- France
- In service since
- 1864
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Built double-track by the PLM and opened on 15 September 1864 to join Grenoble to the Savoy main line; fully electrified only in December 2013.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2272887 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of TER 88571
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Grenoble–Montmélian railway?
The Grenoble–Montmélian railway runs 54 km from Montmélian to Grenoble.
How long does the Grenoble–Montmélian railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 40 min for the 54 km. That is an average of 81 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Grenoble–Montmélian railway?
SNCF, with TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
How old is the Grenoble–Montmélian railway?
The line has been in service since 1864. 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.
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