colossal construction begins today

A 12 months and a half to alter 103 kilometers of rail and signaling. That is the beginning of a colossal undertaking, and awaited for years, this Monday, January 6, 2020, geared toward securing and bringing as much as requirements a part of the Nantes-Bordeaux line, the portion between La Roche-sur-Yon and La Rochelle. The aim is to have the ability to join them in an hour, as a substitute of just about double. Very costly works since they quantity to 105 million euros, one of many largest railway renovation investments within the nation, that are targeting one monitor, as a consequence of lack of funding for the second.

Lots of of employees on website

The positioning should advance 800 meters by 800 meters till December 2020, earlier than the renovation of signage till Could 2021. Ten to 20 workshops are carried out on the identical time, mobilizing round 350 employees to alter the wood path to the concrete, which represents 40,000 hours of labor, with clauses to ensure integration jobs.

The rail line is now on its approach to the 21st century. As a result of this line dates from 1871 and due to its age, for security, the SNCF needed to decrease the velocity between 5 years in the past between La Roche-sur-Yon and La Rochelle at 60 kilometers an hour as a substitute of 110. The journey time between the 2 cities has due to this fact gone from 1h07 to 1h48, and Nantes-Bordeaux from 4h18 to nearly 5h.

18 months of inconvenience for sure vacationers and motorists

Understanding that the road will probably be closed for 18 months, till Could 29, 2021, the customers of the road, who benefited from 4 spherical journeys per day, with three intercities and a TER, should take substitution buses earlier, bringing them house later. One bus will probably be direct between Nantes and Bordeaux, the opposite will mark the identical stops because the intercity. Data can be accessible at: zero.800.210.800 or 3635.

As for motorists, a number of stage crossings will probably be closed, relying on the progress of the work. There are 69 in all on the affected portion. 5 will stay completely closed, used primarily by people or farmers on the finish of their fields. Find here the closing schedule. The SNCF ensures the opening of at the very least one stage crossing per municipality through the works.

One thing new at Luçon station

The Luçon station will probably be utterly renovated. “There will probably be model new platforms on the top of the trains so that you simply don't must climb a step to get on the practice along with your stroller or wheelchair “, says Loïc Cocherel, contracting authority at SNCF. “We may have wake-up bands on the sting of the platforms, we may have actually introduced this station as much as the requirements of individuals with lowered mobility and that’s our goal”, he provides.

There may even be an underground passagen, whereas earlier than you needed to cross the tracks along with your suitcases, which posed security issues.