Bordeaux–Irun railway

Bordeaux–Irun railway
Guethary station along the Bordeaux–Irun railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Nouvelle-Aquitaine),
Spain (Basque Country)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1841-1864
Technical
Line length235 km (146 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

PO Main Line
from Paris-Austerlitz
0.0
Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
Southern Main Line
to Toulouse
Talence–Médoquine
7.0
Pessac
9.5
Alouette-France
13.4
Gazinet-Cestas
24.9
Croix-d'Hins
28.6
Marcheprime
39.3
Facture-Biganos
42.3
75.5
Ychoux
88.9
Labouheyre
108.5
Morcenx
108.5
Rion-des-Landes
Laluque
133.8
to Tartas
147.5
Dax
147.5
to Puyoô and Pau
161.9
Saubusse-les-Bains
166.3
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne
171.9
Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse
178.1
Bénesse-Maremne
184.7
Labenne
187.8
Ondres
193.8
Boucau
197.6
Bayonne
199.1
River Adour
199.5
199.5
Nive Valley Line
to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
200.1
River Nive
200.3
to port of Bayonne
207.3
Biarritz
214.1
Guéthary
220.4
Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure
River Nivelle
230.2
Les Deux-Jumeaux
232.8
Hendaye
233.3
F
ES
(River Bidasoa)
235.1
Irun
Iberian gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in)
Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

The railway from Bordeaux to Irun is an important French 235-kilometre long railway line, that connects the southwestern city Bordeaux to northern Spain. The railway was opened in several stages between 1841 and 1864.