Turin–Modane railway

The Turin–Modane railway is the international rail connection from Turin, Italy to Modane, France. It passes through the Susa Valley and the Fréjus Rail Tunnel. Together with the French Culoz–Modane railway it is often called "Fréjus Railway" or "Mont Cenis Railway".

Turin–Modane railway
An Italian train running through the Fréjus railway.
Route map

0.000
Torino Porta Nuova
1.092
0.000
to Genoa, Savona and Pinerolo
1.276
 
Zappata junction: from Torino Lingotto,
Genoa, Savona and Pinerolo
1.566
Torino San Paolo
4.112
Pronda junction
5.128
Grugliasco
(opened 2009)
7.426
Collegno
300 m a.s.l.
11.643
Alpignano
338 m a.s.l.
16.861
Rosta
343 m a.s.l.
21.736
Avigliana
348 m a.s.l.
25.359
Sant'Ambrogio
352 m a.s.l.
28.945
Condove-Chiusa San Michele
367 m a.s.l.
32.196
Sant'Antonino-Vaie
380 m a.s.l.
35.729
Borgone
399 m a.s.l.
38.578
Bruzolo di Susa
408 m a.s.l.
43.166 (0.000)
Bussoleno
441 m a.s.l.
branch line to Susa (see below)
50.523 (7.650)
Meana
595 m a.s.l.
Tagliata tunnel
57.097 (15.079)
Chiomonte
771 m a.s.l.
63.070 (21.992)
Exilles
933 m a.s.l.
64.176
Serre de la Voute tunnel
(1096 m)
65.272
A32
66.809 (25.945)
Salbertrand
1007 m a.s.l.
70.585
Ventoux bridge on Dora Riparia river
72.748
Oulx-Cesana-Claviere-Sestriere
1067 m a.s.l.
78.558
Beaulard
1145 m a.s.l.
83.831
Bardonecchia
1258 m a.s.l.
84.425
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
(13,657 m)
91.188
Frejus crossing loops
91.215
Italy
France
1338 m a.s.l.
98.145
Terre Froides crossing loops
98.082
102.548
Modane
(voltage change)
1057 m a.s.l.

Bussoleno–Susa branch


from Turin
43.165
Bussoleno
440 m a.s.l.
to Modane
50.692
Susa
503 m a.s.l.

Despite running under the Fréjus Pass, it is sometimes called the Mont Cenis Railway because, from antiquity until the Fréjus Rail Tunnel was opened in 1871, most people used the Mont Cenis Pass to get between France and Italy. From 1868 to 1871 the temporary Mont Cenis Pass Railway ran over the Mont Cenis pass to link the French and Italian railways.

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