Marseille–Ventimiglia railway

Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
The Viaduc of Anthéor in the Massif de l'Esterel
on the Mediterranean coast
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerSNCF Réseau
LocaleFrance (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Monaco, Italy (Liguria)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1858–1872
Technical
Line length259 km (161 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
4 tracks (Saint-Charles–Blancarde)
3 tracks (Blancarde–Aubagne)
3 tracks (Cannes–Nice)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
except 1.5 kV DC on:
Marseille-Saint-Charles to La Pomme,
257.475 km mark to Ventimiglia
SignallingBAL - automatic block
Maximum incline8%
Route map

km
0.0
Marseille-Saint-Charles
to Marseille-Prado
6.2
La Pomme
8.4
Saint-Marcel
10.6
Marseille-La Barasse
12.4
La Penne-sur-Huveaune
16.9
Aubagne
26.8
Cassis
36.5
La Ciotat
43.2
Saint-Cyr-les-
Lecques-la-Cadière
50.6
Bandol
57.5
Ollioules-Sanary
freight line to port of Toulon
La Seyne-Six-Fours
67.0
Toulon
69.5
Toulon-Sainte Musse
74.3
La Garde
77.1
La Pauline-Hyères
77.5
89.9
Cuers-Pierrefeu
97.1
Puget-Ville
101.5
Carnoules
101.9
104.7
Pignans
109.9
Gonfaron
120.2
Le Luc et Le Cannet
129.9
Vidauban
135.5
Les Arcs-Draguignan
158.0
Fréjus
161.1
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
164.9
Boulouris-sur-Mer
167.5
Le Dramont
169.9
Agay
173.8
Anthéor-Cap Roux
179.6
Le Trayas
184.2
Théoule-sur-Mer
185.5
Mandelieu-la-Napoule
190.4
Cannes-la-Bocca
190.6
193.1
Cannes
202.3
Juan-les-Pins
204.2
Antibes
206.8
Brague River
207.1
Biot
209.2
Villeneuve-Loubet-Plage
211.3
212.7
Cagnes-sur-Mer
213.3
Cagne River
214.3
Le Cros-de-Cagnes
216.8
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
217.2
218.7
Nice-Saint-Augustin
224.1
Nice-Ville
226.8
Nice-Riquier
228.7
Villefranche-sur-Mer
230.7
Beaulieu-sur-Mer
233.5
Èze-sur-Mer
236.9
Cap-d'Ail
France
Monaco
border
240.2
Monaco-Monte-Carlo
Monaco
France
border
244.5
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
246.8
Carnolès
248.5
Menton
250.9
Menton-Garavan
251.9
France
Italy
border
Roya River
259.2
Ventimiglia
km

The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (French: Ligne de Marseille-Saint-Charles à Vintimille; Italian: Ferrovia Marsiglia-Ventimiglia) is a French-Monégasque-Italian 259-kilometre-long (161 mi) railway line. It opened in several stages between 1858 and 1872.

The line is an important transport corridor, connecting the French and Italian Rivieras, and it is used by passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. It played a significant role in the economic development of the region, facilitating trade and tourism between France and Italy as the primary railway line serving the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). The line was also of strategic importance during World War II, as it was used to transport troops and supplies to the Italian front.

A new high-speed line, the LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, is planned for opening around 2035 to offer quicker travel times between Marseille, Toulon, Cannes and Nice.