Classic route
Limoges–Ussel railway
Limoges → Ussel · France
From Limoges up the Vienne valley by Eymoutiers onto the Plateau de Millevaches, the high moorland of the Limousin, and down by Meymac to Ussel; the stretch from Eymoutiers to Meymac, opened on 8 October 1883, completed the line.
- Distance
- 111 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 52 min
- Average speed
- 59 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmLimoges-Bénédictins +1
- 13 kmSaint-Priest-Taurion
- 18 kmBrignac
- 23 kmSaint-Léonard de Noblat
- 30 kmSaint-Denis-des-Murs
- 40 kmChâteauneuf - Bujaleuf
- 49 kmEymoutiers
- 64 kmLacelle
- 74 kmBugeat
- 79 kmPerols
- 95 kmJassonneix
- 98 kmMeymac
- 111 kmUssel
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 13092144: 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 under 100 m from the shape of TER 68606
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Limoges–Ussel railway?
The Limoges–Ussel railway runs 111 km from Limoges to Ussel.
How long does the Limoges–Ussel railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 52 min for the 111 km. That is an average of 59 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Limoges–Ussel railway?
SNCF, with TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
How old is the Limoges–Ussel railway?
The line has been in service since 1883. 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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