Scenic route
Train de l’Aubrac
Clermont-Ferrand → Béziers · France
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One daily train across the empty heart of France: over Garabit’s red Eiffel viaduct, the Truyère gorges and the Causses down to the Med — six hours, change at Neussargues.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4716910 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 88 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 25 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 15941
- 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 Train de l’Aubrac?
The Train de l’Aubrac runs 380 km from Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers.
How long does the Train de l’Aubrac take?
Over the 380 km, the fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 6 h 15 min, change at Neussargues. That is an average of 61 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Train de l’Aubrac?
SNCF, with Intercités + TER.
How old is the Train de l’Aubrac?
The line has been in service since 1888. 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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