Classic route
Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway
Saint-Étienne → Lyon · France
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Continental Europe's first railway line, built by Marc and Camille Seguin between 1828 and 1833 to bring Loire coal down to the Rhône.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1646928 — 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 under 100 m from the shape of TER 88625
- 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 Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway?
The Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway runs 57 km from Saint-Étienne to Lyon.
How long does the Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 57 min for the 57 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway?
SNCF, with TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
How old is the Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway?
The line has been in service since 1830. 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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