Phase 2 of the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne railway interconnection works completed
An inaugural train marked the opening of the new railway infrastructure, now used by both passenger and freight trains.
To complete phase 2 of the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne railway interconnection project, rail services were suspended for four weeks. The closure began on 11 September and ended as scheduled, allowing rail traffic between Chambéry and Modane to resume from 10:35 p.m.
An inaugural train marked the completion of this phase of the works and the opening of the new railway infrastructure, which is now used by both passenger and freight trains. The new tracks will provide a connection to the future Lyon–Turin base tunnel when it enters service, scheduled for the end of 2033.
This marks the completion of a major part of the works launched in May 2023 in the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne area, which included the construction of 4 km of new railway line within an operational rail site.