Classic route
Intercités Paris–Clermont-Ferrand
Paris → Clermont-Ferrand · France
The Bourbonnais line to the Auvergne volcanoes; new Oxygène trainsets arrive from 2026 to retire its veteran Corail carriages.
- Distance
- 420 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 25 min
- Average speed
- 123 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmParis-Bercy-Bourgogne-Pays-d'Auvergne
- 134 kmGare de Nogent-sur-Vernisson
- 153 kmGien
- 163 kmGare de Briare
- 194 kmGare de Cosne-sur-Loire
- 226 kmGare de La Charité
- 239 kmGare de Pougues-les-Eaux
- 245 kmGare de Fourchambault
- 252 kmGare de Nevers
- 263 kmGare de Saincaize +1
- 353 kmGare de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés +1
- 418 kmGare de Clermont-Ferrand +3
The stations that Wikidata lists as calls of this service, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. 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 401466: 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 7 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 5955
- 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 Intercités?
The Intercités runs 420 km from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand.
How long does the Intercités take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 25 min for the 420 km. That is an average of 123 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Intercités?
SNCF, with BB 26000 + Corail.
How old is the Intercités?
The line has been in service since 1855. 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 Intercités run?
8 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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