Scenic route
Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
Bourg-en-Bresse → Mouchard · France
View on the map →Wikipedia (FR) ↗Stations · 9
Part of the Mulhouse–Besançon–Lyon route: a demanding northern section of climbs and falls through the Jura before it runs out onto the Bresse plain.
Stations
- 0 kmBourg-en-Bresse
- 30 kmSaint-Amour
- 42 kmCousance
- 64 kmLons-le-Saunier
- 77 kmDomblans - Voiteur
- 86 kmSaint-Lothain
- 92 kmPoligny
- 104 kmArbois
- 113 kmMouchard
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 6385258 — 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
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of TER 89590
- 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 Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway?
The Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway runs 112 km from Bourg-en-Bresse to Mouchard.
How long does the Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 20 min for the 112 km. That is an average of 84 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway?
SNCF, with TER.
How old is the Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway?
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.
How often does the Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse railway run?
6 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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