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Grenoble–Montmélian railway

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In an effort to make the line more profitable, the stations St Hélène du Lac, Le-Cheylas-la-Bussière, Tencin-Theys, Lancey and Domène were all closed to passenger traffic during the 1990s. Domène station stayed open in order to man the nearby factory slidings although trains do not stop. There is
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also a bus service between Goncelin and Le-Cheylas-la-Bussière. Lancey was reopened in 2005, something very exceptional in France. For this, the station was completely refurbished.
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In the past, the line took a route more north, closer to the centre of Grenoble. However, as part of the city's preparations for the
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and opened on 15 September 1864 (as a double track) to provide a link between
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The end of electrification at Grenoble Universités-Gières until 2013
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is a 52 km (32 mi) long railway in southeastern
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Archived from 1229:List of SNCF stations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 336: 328: 1163:, the route was moved south, next to the 1283:"RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" 1204: 1399: 1292: 1407:Railway lines in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1026: 1018: 13: 14: 1428: 1412:Standard gauge railways in France 1363: 1073: 1033: 1025: 1017: 996: 969: 962: 932: 925: 918: 893: 886: 879: 857: 850: 831: 824: 797: 757: 750: 725: 693: 668: 643: 618: 586: 561: 536: 514: 513: 506: 481: 451: 426: 399: 369: 343: 335: 327: 300: 281: 255: 226: 24: 997: 963: 798: 694: 587: 452: 400: 370: 1393:— only Pontcharra → Montmélian 1338: 1313: 1275: 1251: 933: 926: 825: 507: 344: 1: 1244: 1074: 919: 880: 851: 832: 256: 1417:Railway lines opened in 1864 1034: 970: 894: 858: 758: 726: 619: 537: 427: 301: 282: 7: 1217: 887: 786:Grenoble Universités-Gières 751: 669: 644: 562: 482: 19:Grenoble–Montmélian railway 10: 1433: 1384:— map, all stations, facts 1348:(in French). 123Savoie.com 1154: 1082: 1067: 1060: 1009: 1005: 990: 981: 956: 944: 912: 905: 873: 866: 844: 840: 818: 806: 791: 784: 744: 737: 719: 687: 680: 662: 655: 637: 630: 612: 580: 573: 555: 548: 530: 522: 500: 493: 475: 445: 438: 420: 393: 363: 352: 319: 312: 294: 290: 275: 264: 249: 213: 199: 163: 153: 145: 140: 132: 127: 117: 107: 102: 81: 69: 59: 51: 46: 23: 18: 1224:TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1190:45.1794722°N 5.7200444°E 1169:Ligne de Lyon - Grenoble 868:Eybens (Jeux Olympiques) 149:52 km (32 mi) 1375:— basic, open stations 1210: 1139:. It was built by the 550:Le Cheylas-La Bussière 1300:"Grenoble-Montmélian" 1208: 1195:45.1794722; 5.7200444 1161:1968 Winter Olympics 495:Pontcharra-sur-Bréda 440:Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac 75:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1259:"RFF - Network map" 1186: /  1211: 94:Montmélian station 1122: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1114: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1056: 1055: 780: 779: 1424: 1389: 1380: 1371: 1357: 1356: 1354: 1353: 1342: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1332: 1317: 1311: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1296: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1279: 1273: 1272: 1270: 1264:. 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Z 24500
Échirolles
Lyon
RFF
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grenoble station
Montmélian station
SNCF
SNCF
Double track
Track gauge
standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV AC
Position within France
Legend
Line
Chambéry
Montmélian
Line
Modane
Isère
A43
Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac
Bréda
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda
La Rochette
Le Cheylas-La Bussière
Goncelin

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