Classic route
Intercités Paris–Toulouse
Paris → Toulouse · France
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The cross-country POLT line, Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse, runs 713 km through the Massif Central on France’s classic north–south artery.
Stations
- 0 kmParis Austerlitz
- 119 kmLes Aubrais
- 657 kmMontauban-Ville-Bourbon
- 701 kmLacourtensourt
- 707 kmToulouse-Matabiau
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 3975044 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 56 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 17 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 3619
- 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 713 km from Paris to Toulouse.
How long does the Intercités take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 20 min for the 713 km. That is an average of 113 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 1856. 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?
11 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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