Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway

Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac)
Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
Termini
Stations25
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1858-1864
Technical
Line length248 km (154 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationNot electrified
Route map

from Nexon
500.0
Brive-la-Gaillarde
500.3
to Tulle
500.4
148.0
POLT Line
to Montauban
Galop tunnel
Montplaisir tunnel
163.1
Turenne
168.9
Les Quatre-Routes
175.2
Saint-Denis-près-Martel
175.5
177.5
River Dordogne
194.2
Rocamadour-Padirac
201.9
Gramat
Flaujac
218.8
Assier
Cambes tunnel
Camboulit tunnel
237.5
from Aurillac
237.5
Figeac
Figeac tunnel
Bouby tunnel
241.7
from Cahors
Capdenac tunnel
242.8
River Lot
243.3
Capdenac
243.5
to Rodez
Naussac
257.1
Salles-Courbatiès
Boscaud tunnel
273.1
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
289.5
Najac
299.8
Laguépie
308.4
Lexos
319.4
Cordes-Vindrac
Souel tunnel
Granéjouls tunnel
338.3
from Albi and Rodez
338.7
Tessonnières
342.9
Gaillac
351.9
Lisle-sur-Tarn
355.8
River Tarn
359.6
Rabastens–Couffouleux
from Castres
355.8
River Agout
365.9
Saint-Sulpice
371.7
Roqueserière–Buzet
376.5
Montastruc-la-Conseillère
380.6
Gragnague
388.7
Montrabé
396.0
255.8
Midi Main Line
from Montauban
256.4
Toulouse-Matabiau
Pyrenean Transversal
to Bayonne
Midi Main Line
to Carcassonne

The Brive-la-Gaillarde - Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway is a 248-kilometre French railway line that connects the rural areas between Brive-la-Gaillarde and the large southern city of Toulouse via Figeac and Capdenac. The railway was opened in several stages between 1858 and 1864.