Lyon–Geneva railway

Lyon - Geneva
Z27894 passing by Fort de l'Ecluse
Overview
OwnerRFF
LocaleSwitzerland (Canton of Geneva),
France (Rhône-Alpes)
Termini
Service
TypeTGV, TER, RER and freight
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1858
Technical
Line length167.6 km (104.1 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV DC
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
510.914
Paris
0.000
Lyon-Perrache
174 M
0.304
A 7 motorway
30 m
0.431
The Rhône
217 m
Lyon-Jean Macé
1.616
Lyon-Guillotière
5.010
5.010
Lyon-Part-Dieu
171 M
5.743
Lyon-Brotteaux
172 M
8.095
The Rhône
272 m
8.415
Lyon-Saint-Clair
176 M
to Collonges-Fontaines
and Paris
to Bourg-en-Bresse
and LGV Sud-Est
11.268
Crépieux-la-Pape
172 M
13.4
A 46 motorway
Rhône
Ain
border
14.681
Neyron
174 M
16.616
Miribel
176 M
18.501
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
179 M
20.966
Beynost
181 M
22.000
23.179
La Boisse
186 M
25.195
Montluel
198 M
27.256
A 42 motorway
27.545
Montluel substation (1.5kV)
30.464
La Valbonne
203 M
32.862
A 42 motorway
38.393
Meximieux—Pérouges
218 M
41.968
Villieux - Loyes
222 M
42.642
Ain River
173 m
to Plaine de l'Ain
Industrial Park
46.511
Leyment
231 M
49.639
50.663
Albarine River
28 m
51.2
51.453
Ambérieu
247 M
52.5
50.903
Ambérieu substation (1.5kV)
57.199
Torcieu
267 M
57.906
Albarine River
32 m
62.677
Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey
289 M
69.330
Tenay-Hauteville
325 M
76.254
La Burbanche
359 M
79.206
79.670
83.122
Rossillon
330 M
83.517
83.6
Rossillon substation (1.5kV)
86.552
Pugieu tunnel
662 m
89.817
89.817
Virieu-le-GrandBelley
267 M
93.377
ArtemareSaint-Martin
258 M
95.378
Séran River
22 m
101.355
Culoz
237 M
101.355
101.900
Culoz chord
110.400
Anglefort
249 M
116.197
SeysselCorbonod
258 M
122.937
Pyrimont – Chanay
291 M
123.332
Surjoux tunnel
153 m
125.335
Bognes tunnel
518 m
123.703
Vézeronce
127.298
Génissiat
338 M
127.434
Génissiat tunnel
893 m
128.625
Paradis tunnel
1,060 m
134.3
Bellegarde (old)
Bellegarde (new)
372 M
134.692
Valserine River
138 m
135.291
Cret-d'Eau tunnel
4,008 m
139.802
Longeray – Léaz
385 M
139.802
141.505
la Folie tunnel
140 m
142.544
Collonges – Fort l'Écluse
356 M
142.628
147.814
Pougny—Chancy
356 M
152.345
France
Switzerland
(
Les Charmilles
Creek
)
153.158
La Plaine
366 M
155.0
Russin
378 M
158.671
Satigny
415 M
Bourdigny
160.9
Zimeysa
162.450
Meyrin
413 M
163.1
Vernier
429 M
165.2
166.3
167.620
0.000
Genève-Cornavin
392 M
60.260
Lausanne
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres

The Lyon–Geneva railway is an important route in the national rail network. It connects not only Geneva but also feeds the Maurienne railway and the Geneva to Valence via Grenoble line. It carries a variety of traffic: TGV Paris-Geneva, Geneva - South of France, TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Léman Express and goods trains.

The line is numbered 890 000 of the RFF national network.