What is Paris–Marseille railway?
{{Infobox rail line |box_width = auto |name = Paris–Marseille railway |color = |logo = |logo_width = |image = Gare-de Moret - Veneux-les-Sablons IMG 8380.jpg |image_width = 300px |caption = The railway viaduct crossing the [[Loing]] at [[Saint-Mammès]] |type = |system = [[SNCF]] |status = Operational |locale = [[France]] ([[Île-de-France]],<br>[[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]],<br/> [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]],<br>[[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]) |start = [[Gare de Lyon]], [[Paris]] |end = [[Marseille-Saint-Charles station]] |stations = |routes = |daily_ridership = |open = 1847–1856 |close = |owner = [[SNCF]] |operator = [[SNCF]] |character = |stock = |linelength = {{convert|862|km|mi|abbr=on}} |tracklength = |tracks = [[Double track]] |gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} |load_gauge = |electrification = [[1.5 kV DC|{{nowrap|1.5 kV DC}}]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rff.fr/?page=ajax_view&real_action=download&file_url=IMG/pdf/6.05.pdf |title=RFF - Map of electrified railway lines }}</ref> |speed = |elevation = |map = {{Paris-Marseille railway diagram}} }} The '''railway from Paris to Marseille''' is an 862-kilometre long [[Railway track|railway line]], that connects [[Paris]] to the southern port city of [[Marseille]], [[France]], via [[Dijon]] and [[Lyon]]. The railway was opened in several stages between 1847 and 1856, when the final section through Lyon was opened.<ref name=Statistique>{{cite book|title=Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869|last= Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer|year=1869 |publisher=Ministère des Travaux Publics|location=Paris |pages=146–160|language= fr}}</ref> The opening of the [[LGV Sud-Est]] high speed line from Paris to Lyon in 1981, the [[LGV Rhône-Alpes]] in 1992 and the [[LGV Méditerranée]] in 2001 has reduced its importance for passenger traff