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Culoz-Modane railway

Culoz–Modane railway
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Overview
System SNCF
Status Operational
Locale France (Rhône-Alpes)
Termini Gare de Culoz
Gare de Modane
Operation
Opened 1856-1871
Owner RFF
Operator(s) SNCF
Technical
Line length 135 km (84 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1500 V DC
Route map
Line from Lyon
101.4 Culoz
101.4 Line to Geneva
103.3 River Rhône
104.4 Vions-Chanaz
108.3 Chindrieux
123.3 from Annecy
123.6 Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard
128.3 Viviers-du-Lac
137.2 from Saint-André-le-Gaz
137.7 Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux
150.9 Montmélian
150.9 Line to Grenoble
162.4 Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
164.1 to Bourg-Saint-Maurice
165.9 River Isère
166.8 Chamousset
175.2 Aiguebelle
185.4 Épierre
198.1 Sainte-Avre - La Chambre
208.1 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Arvan
220.4 Saint-Michel-Valloire
236.0 Modane
Line to Turin

The Culoz–Modane railway (sometimes called Ligne de la Maurienne) is a 135 kilometres (84 miles) long railway running from Culoz, near Chambéry, through Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Modane in France. Together with the Italian Turin–Modane railway it is often called "Fréjus Railway" or "Mont Cenis Railway".

Despite running under the Fréjus Pass, it is sometimes called the Mont Cenis Railway because, from antiquity until the Fréjus Rail Tunnel was opened in 1871, most people used the Mont Cenis Pass to get between France and Italy. From 1868 to 1871 the temporary Mont Cenis Pass Railway ran over the Mont Cenis pass to link the French and Italian railways.

The Culoz–Modane railway is operated by the SNCF, and the line from Modane to Turin that connects with it is operated by FS.

The Victor Emmanuel Railway, which included both the Culoz–Modane railway across Savoy and the Turin–Modane railway across Piedmont, was largely built in the 1850s by the Kingdom of Sardinia and named after its king, Victor Emmanuel II. The section between Culoz and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was opened between 1856 and 1858.

Until 1860 Sardinia included both Savoy and Piedmont. Then however, ownership of Savoy and the County of Nice passed to France. In 1862 the Culoz–Modane railway became part of the Paris-Lyon-Marseille Railway and the line was extended to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne. The remaining section between Saint-Michel and Modane and the tunnel towards Italy were opened on 16 October 1871.


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