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Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway

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is on two curves, where the line from Aurillac station joins. Shortly after leaving Figeac the railway travels through a 1.3 km tunnel and then travels alongside the
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leaves in an easterly direction. The line continues south from here, where after 95 km the line from
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In 2010 a complete renewal of all the ballast between Capdenac and Tessonnières (95 km) took place.
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Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869
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Before the opening of this line in 1864, trains between Paris and Toulouse would travel via
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leaves. The line continues a further 30 km before arriving at its southern terminus of
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and follows the valley for a short while before it opens out into flat land. The
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night trains from Paris to Albi on the section between Brive and Capdenac
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Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869).
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The Brive–Toulouse railway is used by the following passenger services:
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were connected in 1862. Finally, the line was extended from Lexos to
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where the river heads northwest. At Saint-Sulpice the line from
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leaves in an easterly direction and the preserved line to
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The main stations on the Brive - Toulouse railway are:
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On 3 August 1985 at 3:48 p.m., at the height of
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joins; but this line has been disused since 2003. At
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1797:The first section that was opened in 1858 led from 1693:in a westerly direction. The line soon crosses the 1677:The Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse railway leaves the 313: 277: 267: 259: 254: 246: 241: 231: 221: 216: 208: 187: 171: 161: 153: 148: 131: 57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1980:Railway lines in Occitania (administrative region) 143:Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway 1729:. From here the line twists and turns around the 1916: 1914: 8: 1653:line that connects the rural areas between 351: 324: 132:Brive-la-Gaillarde–Toulouse (via Capdenac) 1725:, although most interchanges are made at 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 1886: 326: 128: 1681:in a southeastern direction, towards 7: 55:adding citations to reliable sources 1975:Railway lines in Nouvelle-Aquitaine 1876:regional services on the whole line 25: 1990:Standard gauge railways in France 1592: 1566: 1559: 1532: 1488: 1481: 1456: 1431: 1406: 1381: 1354: 1331: 1324: 1299: 1271: 1246: 1221: 1196: 1166: 1159: 1134: 1111: 1105: 1104: 1079: 1054: 1029: 1004: 979: 953: 946: 919: 891: 865: 859: 858: 831: 805: 798: 773: 748: 723: 695: 672: 666: 665: 639: 632: 607: 582: 557: 513: 506: 480: 473: 446: 423: 416: 393: 386: 360: 137: 31: 1705:and the preserved railway from 1683:Saint-Denis-près-Martel station 1657:and the large southern city of 1489: 1272: 892: 866: 696: 42:needs additional citations for 1782:Saint-Sulpice-sur-Tarn station 1735:Saint-Sulpice-sur-Tarn station 1560: 1482: 1332: 1325: 1167: 1160: 1112: 954: 806: 799: 673: 640: 507: 481: 424: 417: 394: 387: 1: 1741:joins and the former line to 1593: 1567: 947: 633: 514: 474: 361: 1985:Railway lines opened in 1858 1533: 1457: 1432: 1407: 1382: 1355: 1300: 1247: 1222: 1197: 1135: 1080: 1055: 1030: 1005: 980: 920: 832: 774: 749: 724: 608: 583: 558: 447: 2006: 1762:Brive-la-Gaillarde station 1721:and Rodez station join at 1679:Brive-la-Gaillarde station 195:Brive-la-Gaillarde station 1830:Orléans–Montauban railway 1787:Toulouse-Matabiau station 1747:Toulouse-Matabiau station 1601: 1586: 1575: 1553: 1544: 1526: 1515: 1475: 1468: 1450: 1443: 1425: 1420:Montastruc-la-Conseillère 1418: 1400: 1393: 1375: 1366: 1348: 1340: 1318: 1311: 1293: 1283: 1265: 1258: 1240: 1233: 1215: 1208: 1190: 1178: 1153: 1146: 1128: 1120: 1098: 1091: 1073: 1066: 1048: 1041: 1023: 1016: 998: 991: 973: 965: 940: 931: 913: 903: 885: 877: 852: 843: 825: 817: 792: 785: 767: 760: 742: 735: 717: 707: 689: 681: 659: 651: 626: 619: 601: 594: 576: 569: 551: 540: 500: 492: 467: 458: 440: 432: 410: 402: 380: 369: 354: 323: 263:248 km (154 mi) 200:Toulouse-Matabiau station 136: 1866:TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1018:Villefranche-de-Rouergue 621:Saint-Denis-près-Martel 1870:TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine 1313:Rabastens-Couffouleux 1723:Tessonnières station 1685:. Here, the line to 51:improve this article 1947: /  1895:"RFF - Network map" 1646:is a 248-kilometre 1951:44.3555°N 2.0496°E 1860:Intercités de nuit 1807:Brive-la-Gaillarde 1655:Brive-la-Gaillarde 1395:Roqueserière-Buzet 737:Rocamadour-Padirac 461:Brive-la-Gaillarde 177:Nouvelle-Aquitaine 1907:on July 18, 2011. 1640: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1632: 1631: 1628: 1627: 1547:Toulouse-Matabiau 1511: 1510: 993:Salles-Courbatiès 596:Les Quatre-Routes 536: 535: 127: 126: 119: 101: 16:(Redirected from 1997: 1962: 1961: 1959: 1958: 1957: 1952: 1948: 1945: 1944: 1943: 1940: 1927: 1926: 1918: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1900:. 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