Interloire
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The Interloire is a French train service run by TER Centre
TER Centre
TER Centre is the regional rail network serving Centre région of France.- Rail:-Road:* Tours - Loches - Châteauroux* Bourges - Issoudun - Châteauroux* Vendôme-TGV - Château-Renault* Chartres - Brou - Courtalain - Droué* Dreux - Chartres - Orléans...

 and TER Pays de la Loire
TER Pays de la Loire
TER Pays de la Loire is the regional rail network serving Pays de la Loire, France.- Train :- Bus :*Redon-Saint-Nazaire*Nantes-Poitiers*Nantes-Challans-Saint-Jean-de-Monts*Nantes-Noirmoutier*Nantes-Saint-Jean-de-Monts*Fontenay-le-Comte-Niort...

 linking Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

 to Le Croisic
Le Croisic
Le Croisic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:...

 via Blois
Blois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...

, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.Located on the eastern edge of Tours, it is a major nodal point in the French railway network, thanks to the station, which is an en route terminus for the LGV Atlantique, used by High speed trains traveling...

, Saumur
Saumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...

, Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....

 and Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

.

The sections Nantes-Angers and Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...

-Orléans are respectively part of the major railway axes Paris-Nantes and Paris-Bordeaux (on the classic lines). The electrification
Electrification
Electrification originally referred to the build out of the electrical generating and distribution systems which occurred in the United States, England and other countries from the mid 1880's until around 1940 and is in progress in developing countries. This also included the change over from line...

, the bigger curve radii and the absence of level crossings make this one of the rare lines with an authorised speed of 200 km/h

During weekday
Weekday
Weekday may either refer to only a day of the week which is part of the workweek thus not part of the weekend or to any of the days of the week.-Weekday as a day of the workweek:In most countries the days of the workweek are:# Monday# Tuesday# Wednesday...

s, there are on average 3 return journeys per day Orléans-Nantes, of which one is extended to Le Croisic. On weekends
Workweek
The workweek and weekend are those complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest respectively. The legal working week , or workweek , is the part of the seven-day week devoted to labor. In most Western countries it is Monday to Friday. The weekend comprises the two traditionally...

, the service is more frequent.

Route

    Station Département
Départements of France
The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...

 
City Correspondences
  o   Orléans
Gare d'Orléans
Gare d'Orléans is a railway station serving the city Orléans, Loiret department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The Gare d'Orléans is a terminus; TGV and most other long distance trains only serve the nearby Gare des Aubrais-Orléans.-Services:The following services...

 
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Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...

 
Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

 
Corail
Corail (train)
Corail is the name given to a class of passenger rail cars of the SNCF that first entered commercial service in 1975. When introduced, Corail carriages featured air-conditioning, and superior levels of comfort, suspension and sound-proofing than previous InterCity carriages and gave arguably the...

 (Paris, Vierzon, Limoges) — (Étampes, Vierzon) — Tramway d'Orléans
  o   Blois
Gare de Blois
Gare de Blois is a railway station serving the town Blois, Loir-et-Cher department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, between Orléans and Tours.-Services:The following services call at Blois:...

 
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Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and...

 
Blois
Blois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...

 
  o   Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is a railway station serving the town Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and the Tours agglomeration, Indre-et-Loire department, western France...

 
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Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 
Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...

 
(Paris, Tours, Bordeaux, Lille) — (Tours, Poitiers, Loches, Chinon, Vendôme, Le Mans)
  o   Saumur Rive Droite  49
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....

 
Saumur
Saumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...

 
(Thouars)
  o   Angers-Saint-Laud  49
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....

 
Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....

 
(Paris, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon) — (Le Mans, Cholet)
  o   Nantes
Gare de Nantes
The Gare de Nantes is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east-west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides...

 
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Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 
Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

 
(Paris, Lyon, Lille) — Corail
Corail (train)
Corail is the name given to a class of passenger rail cars of the SNCF that first entered commercial service in 1975. When introduced, Corail carriages featured air-conditioning, and superior levels of comfort, suspension and sound-proofing than previous InterCity carriages and gave arguably the...

 (La Rochelle, Bordeaux) — (Pornic, La Roche-sur-Yon, Rennes, Quimper) — Tramway de Nantes
Tramway de Nantes
The Nantes tramway is a tramway system located around the city of Nantes, France. The first tramway in Nantes opened in 1879 and closed in 1958 due to bombing damage during World War II, while the present tramway was re-introduced to the city in 1985....

  o   Saint-Nazaire
Gare de Saint-Nazaire
The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the French town and port of Saint-Nazaire.Designed by Noel Lemaresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1995 in anticipation of the arrival of the LGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town...

 
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Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town has a major harbour, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière"...

 
  o   La Baule-Escoublac  44
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 
La Baule-Escoublac
La Baule-Escoublac
La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.A century-old seaside resort at the gateway to Britany with beautiful villas, casino, luxury hotels and an original mix of old Breton and exclusive seaside culture boasting a 12...

 
  o   Le Pouliguen  44
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 
Le Pouliguen
Le Pouliguen
Le Pouliguen is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*La Baule – Presqu’île de Guérande*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique departmentIt is twinned with a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales called Llantwit Major....

 
  o   Le Croisic  44
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 
Le Croisic
Le Croisic
Le Croisic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:...




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