Paris–Le Havre railway

Paris–Le Havre railway
*Ligne Paris–Le Havre*
Paris–Le Havre railway; Ligne Paris–Le Havre
	The Barentin Viaduct, also known as the Pont Austreberthe,; on the Paris–Le Havre railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Île-de-France, Normandy)
Termini	Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris; Le Havre station;
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1843-1847
Technical
Line length	228 km (142 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
Route map

The Paris–Le Havre railway is an important 228-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the northwestern port city Le Havre via Rouen. Among the first railway lines in France, the section from Paris to Rouen opened on 9 May 1843, followed by the section from Rouen to Le Havre that opened on 22 March 1847.