Classic route
Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line
Saint-Sulpice-Laurière → Montluçon · France
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An 1864 cross-country line over the western edge of the Massif Central, from the Paris–Toulouse main line at Saint-Sulpice-Laurière to Montluçon.
Stations
- 0 kmSaint-Sulpice-Laurière
- 12 kmMarsac
- 20 kmVieilleville
- 28 kmMontaigut (Creuse)
- 44 kmGuéret
- 59 kmBusseau-sur-Creuse
- 76 kmParsac-Gouzon
- 93 kmLavaufranche
- 111 kmHuriel
- 121 kmMontluçon-Ville
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 4779523 — 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 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.2 km from the shape of TER 86870
- 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 Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line?
The Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line runs 121 km from Saint-Sulpice-Laurière to Montluçon.
How long does the Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 46 min for the 121 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line?
SNCF, with TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
How old is the Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurières line?
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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