{"id":5196,"date":"2017-10-12T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2017-10-12T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T13:19:26","slug":"a-map-of-the-entire-french-rail-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/10\/a-map-of-the-entire-french-rail-network\/","title":{"rendered":"A Map of the Entire French Rail Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love track network maps. I’ve told you about Franklin Jarrier’s rail maps<\/a>, Transport for London’s track network map<\/a>, and Andrew Lynch’s network map of the New York subway<\/a>. Now for something grander: the SNCF’s map of the entire French rail network<\/a> (28 MB PDF<\/a>). It shows TGV lines, freight-only lines, number of tracks, and electrification. It even numbers the lines. In print, it measures 121 \u00d7 101 cm\u2014I’d totally put this on my wall. Que c’est magnifique! [Transit Maps<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love track network maps. I’ve told you about Franklin Jarrier’s rail maps, Transport for London’s track network map, and Andrew Lynch’s network map of the New York subway. Now for something grander: the SNCF’s… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[153,40,39,932],"class_list":["post-5196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-transit","tag-france","tag-railroads","tag-railways","tag-sncf","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1785376,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/04\/french-rail-network-map-updated\/","url_meta":{"origin":5196,"position":0},"title":"French Rail Network Map Updated","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"12 April 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"Last October I told you about a track network map for the entire French railway network, a map I just loved. 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