Paris–Cherbourg railway

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The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway in France
railway line
connects Cherbourg
Paris
constructionStart 1848
country France
electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
electrificationCompleted 1960s
endingPoint Cherbourg
surface form: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
endOfLinePort Cherbourg
surface form: Cherbourg-Octeville
endStation Gare de Cherbourg
surface form: Cherbourg station
gauge standard gauge
hasBridge Seine River crossing near Mantes
hasService Intercités
TER Normandie
historicalOperator Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest
surface form: Compagnie des chemins de fer de l’Ouest
historicalSignificance linked Paris to a major naval and commercial port
length approximately 360 km
lineCode Paris–Cherbourg railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare à Cherbourg
lineNumber 336000
lineType conventional rail
locatedIn Normandy
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
maximumSpeedCategory conventional main line speeds
opened 1858
operator SNCF
owner SNCF
partOf French railway network
surface form: French national railway network
passesThrough Bayeux
Bernay
Caen
Lisieux
Lison
Mantes-la-Jolie
Evreux
surface form: Évreux
primaryUse freight traffic
passenger traffic
regionServed Normandy
servesPort Port of Cherbourg
startingPoint Paris-Saint-Lazare station
surface form: Paris-Saint-Lazare
startStation Paris-Saint-Lazare station
status in operation
terminus Cherbourg
Paris
trackConfiguration double track
usedFor long-distance rail services
regional rail services

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Carentan-les-Marais railwayLine Paris–Cherbourg railway
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest operatedLine Paris–Cherbourg railway
Paris–Cherbourg railway lineCode Paris–Cherbourg railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare à Cherbourg
Carentan station railwayLine Paris–Cherbourg railway
Bernay railwayLine Paris–Cherbourg railway
Ouest operatedLine Paris–Cherbourg railway