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High-speed line Brittany - Pays de la Loire, France

  • Track and railway construction
  • Eiffage Infra-Rail

Client

SNCF Réséau (vormals RFF)

Project volume

3.4 billion EUR (PPP contract) EUR 364 million EUR (track construction contract)

Construction time

01/2011 - 05/2017

Construction of the new 182 km high-speed line Brittany - Pays de la Loire (BPL) between Le Mans and Rennes as part of an SNCF - Eiffage PPP project

Construction of a new high-speed line between Le Mans and Rennes to achieve a journey time of 90 minutes between Paris and Rennes (approx. 350 km) including various sidings to Le Mans/Laval and the connection to Nantes.

 

Work carried out:

  • 364 km of new track for maximum speed (320 km/h)
  • The tracks were laid by means of the SMD 80 prefabricated train with an average output of 1500 m/working day
  • 40 km of sidings in the existing track (200 / 160 km/h)
  • Construction of two construction/maintenance stations with a total of 50 km/track and 80 points
  • 400 km basic ballast planning with paver

Further work carried out as part of the overall Eiffage contract:

  • 194 bridges + viaducts
  • 28,000,000 tonnes of earthmoving
  • 400 km overhead line system for high-speed line
  • Safety technology for ERMTS Level 2