The railway from Valence to

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is a 78 km long railway line in southeastern

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. It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and

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. The line is electrified, and is double-track over two-thirds of its length. In 2011, Réseau Ferré de France announced an €80m contract award to electrify the line from Valence on Paris-Marseille line to Moirans on the Lyon-Grenoble line. The electrified connection to the

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allows occasional high-speed services from points south to Grenoble and north. Construction started in December 2012 and was complete by December 2013.

Main stations

* Romans-Bourg de Péage * Valence TGV * Valence-Ville

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Line description

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