Valence–Moirans railway

The railway from Valence to Moirans is a 78 km long railway line in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and Grenoble. The line is electrified, and is double-track over two-thirds of its length.[1]

Valence–Moirans railway
Map of the Valence-Moirans railway line.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Termini	Valence-Ville station Moirans
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1864
Technical
Line length	78 km (48 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead catenary 25kV 50Hz
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Route map Line from Marseille 616.9 Valence-Ville 615.8 1.2 Line to Lyon 7.5 Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence 9.4 LGV from Marseille 10.5 Valence TGV LGV to Paris 11.8 Alixan – Châteauneuf-d'Isère 16.1 River Isère 19.5 Romans – Bourg-de-Péage 26.8 Saint-Paul-lès-Romans 32.0 Saint-Lattier 36.4 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Nazaire 43.2 La Sône 48.0 Saint-Marcellin (Isère) 58.0 Vinay 61.3 L'Albenc 66.5 Poliénas 71.8 Tullins-Fures 74.7 Vourey 78.3 Moirans-Galifette from Lyon 79.7 Moirans to Grenoble

In 2011, Réseau Ferré de France announced an €80m contract award to electrify the line from Valence on Paris-Marseille line to Moirans on the Lyon-Grenoble line. The electrified connection to the LGV Méditerranée allows occasional high-speed services from points south to Grenoble and north. Construction started in December 2012 and was complete by December 2013.[2]