Scenic route
Le Train Rouge
Rivesaltes → Axat · France
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France’s longest tourist railway: 60 km from Rivesaltes’ vineyards into the Fenouillèdes gorges beneath the Cathar castles of Quéribus and Puilaurens.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 38759 — 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 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Le Train Rouge?
The Le Train Rouge runs 60 km from Rivesaltes to Axat.
How long does the Le Train Rouge take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~2 h for the 60 km. That is an average of 30 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Le Train Rouge?
TPCF, with X 4500 autorails, open panoramic cars.
How old is the Le Train Rouge?
The line has been in service since 1904. 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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