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Paris–Brest railway

Paris–Brest railway
Grande Ceinture from Massy–Palaiseau
16.6
Versailles Chantiers
(132m)
Grande Ceinture to Sartrouville
21.4
Saint-Cyr
(159m)
to Granville
24.0
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
(163m)
27.1
Trappes
(168m)
32.2
La Verrière
(170m)
34.3
Coignières
37.7
Les Essarts-le-Roi
41.8
Le Perray
47.8
Rambouillet
52.7
Gazeran
60.3
Épernon
68.1
Maintenon
72.8
Saint-Piat
77.3
Jouy
81.5
La Villette-Saint-Prest
from Gallardon
87.1
Chartres
(142m)
LGV Atlantique from Paris-Montparnasse
to Rennes – Nantes LGV BPL
Line to Tours
211.0
Le Mans
(51m)
Line to Angers
214.9
to Mézidon
LGV BPL Paris – Rennes
Racc. de La Milesse-Freight
LGV BPL Rennes – Paris
300.1
Laval
(70m)
LGV BPL Paris – Rennes
from Paris LGV BPL
from Châteaubriant
373.3
Rennes
(31m)
Line to Redon
Line to Saint-Malo
Line from Dinan and Lison
454.3
Lamballe
(56m)
465.0
Yffiniac
from Le Légué
474.6
Saint-Brieuc
(99m)
504.7
Guingamp
(99m)
Réseau Breton to Carhaix
Réseau Breton to Paimpol
519.8
Belle-Isle – Bégard
530.9
Plouaret-Trégor
(123m)
Line to Lannion
539.1
Plounérin
553.4
Plouigneau
562.8
Morlaix
(61m)
to Roscoff
Line from Quimper
603.6
Landerneau
(21m)
608.4
La Forest
615.0
Kerhuon
622.4
Brest
(43m)

The railway from Paris to Brest is a 622-kilometre long railway line in France that connects Paris and the western port city Brest, via Le Mans and Rennes. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic.

The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1865.