Marseille–Ventimiglia railway

Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
	The railway at Esterel Massif
Overview
System	SNCF
Status	Operational
Locale	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur),; Monaco, Italy (Liguria)
Termini	Marseille-Saint-Charles; Ventimiglia
Operation
Opened	1858-1872
Owner	RFF
Operator(s)	SNCF
Technical
Line length	259 km (161 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track[1]; 4 tracks between Marseille St Charles and Marseille-Blancarde,; 3 tracks between Marseille-Blancarde and Aubagne; 3 tracks between Cannes and Nice
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC[2]
Route map

The railway from Marseille to Ventimiglia is a French and Italian 259-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1858 and 1872.^[3]

Main stations

Line history

The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway was built and used by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. The first section that was opened in 1858 led from Marseille to Aubagne. The line was extended to Toulon in 1859, and to Les Arcs in 1862. Cagnes-sur-Mer was reached in 1863, and Nice in 1864. The line was extended to Monaco in 1868, and to Menton in 1869.^[3] Finally in 1872 the section from Menton to Ventimiglia was opened.

References

↑ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
↑ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
1 2 Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.

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[1] "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.

[2] "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).

[Statistique-3] 1 2 Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.