Bordeaux–Irun railway
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The railway from Bordeaux to Irun is an important
railway line, that connects the southwestern city Bordeaux to northern Spain. The railway was opened in several stages between 1841 and 1864.[3]
Route
The Bordeaux–Irun railway leaves the
Iberian gauge
, resp.), which requires change of trains. The section between Hendaye and Irun has tracks with both gauges.
Main stations
The main stations on the Bordeaux–Irun railway are:
- Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station
- Dax station
- Bayonne station
- Hendaye station
- Irun railway station
History
The railway was built by the
Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Midi and its predecessor Compagnie du chemin de fer de Bordeaux à La Teste. The first section that was opened in 1841 led from Bordeaux to Lamothe, a section that is shared with the railway to Arcachon. The line was extended to Dax in 1854. The section between Dax and Bayonne was opened in 1855. Finally in 1864 the line was extended from Bayonne to the Spanish border town Irun.[3]
Services
The Bordeaux–Irun railway is used by the following passenger services:
- TGV from Paris to Irun on the whole line, and from Paris to Tarbes on the section between Bordeaux and Dax
- Intercités from Hendaye to Toulouse on the section between Bayonne and Hendaye
- TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional services on the section between Bordeaux and Hendaye
References
- ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011.
- ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ a b Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.