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Other versions of this map in medium et large formats. This is a list of railway lines in France , belonging either to the national network ( SNCF Réseau ) or to private owners. High speed lines (LGV, managed by the SNCF)
Lines. This map shows all railways described as “general interest” by law, as opposed to local interest railways. However, several railways initially considered as local interest have eventually been reclassified as general interest: in this case, railways are shown on this map as soon as they are constructed, unless the reclassification coincided with a transformation of the ...
The SNCF, France's state-owned rail company, operates both a premium service and a budget service . The French national high-speed rail network follows the spoke-and-hub model, centered on Paris. Besides its main operator, the SNCF, it is also used by Eurostar, Thalys, Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia France, RENFE, and the Swiss Federal Railways.
The Paris suburban rail services represents alone 82% of the French rail annual ridership. [1] [2] With a total of 100.2 billion passenger-kilometres, [1] [2] France has the fifth-most used passenger network worldwide, and second-most used in Europe after that of Russia. [8] France is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
High-speed railway lines in France (22 P) M. Miniature railways in France (1 C) N. ... Maubeuge-Fourmies rail line; P. Pau–Canfranc railway; V. Voie ferrée d ...
These railway lines are known as Lignes à grande vitesse and are usually served by TGV trains. Wikimedia Commons has media related to High speed railway lines in France . Pages in category "High-speed railway lines in France"
Extensive 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) gauge lines were also built for the sugar-beet industry in the north often using ex-military equipment after the First World War. Decauville was a famous French manufacturer of industrial narrow-gauge railway equipment and equipped one of the most extensive regional 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) narrow ...
The line halved the travel time between Paris and Strasbourg and provides fast services between Paris and the principal cities of Eastern France as well as Luxembourg and Germany. The LGV Est is a segment of the Main Line for Europe project to connect Paris with Budapest with high-speed rail service. The line was built in two phases.