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The French railway network, as administered by SNCF Réseau, as of June 2007, [needs update] is a network of 29,213 kilometres (18,152 mi) of commercially usable lines, of which 15,141 km (9,408 mi) is electrified. 1,876 km (1,166 mi) of those are high speed lines (LGV), 16,445 km (10,218 mi) have two or more tracks. 5,905 km (3,669 mi) are ...
Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight (through its subsidiaries SNCF Voyageurs and Rail Logistics Europe), as well as maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure (SNCF Réseau). The railway network consists of about 35,000 km (22,000 mi) of route, of which 2,600 km (1,600 mi) are high-speed lines ...
There is a total of 29,901 kilometres (18,580 mi) of railway in France, mostly operated by SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français), the French national railway company. Like the road system, the French railways are subsidised by the state, receiving €13.2 billion in 2013. [ 2 ]
Turin–Modane railway (Italy, via Fréjus Rail Tunnel) Cuneo–Ventimiglia (Italy, via Tende and Breil-sur-Roya) Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (Italy, via Toulon and Nice) Narbonne–Portbou railway (Spain) Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway (Spain, via Pamiers and Foix) Pau–Canfranc railway (abandoned beyond Bedous)
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' Railway Company of Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean '), also known as the Chemins de fer Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée or simply PLM, established in 1857, was one of France’s main railway companies until the nationalization of all French railways and establishment of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) on 1 January 1938.
The French National Railways used to run a considerable number of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge lines, a few of which still operate mostly in tourist areas, such as the St Gervais-Vallorcine (Alps) and the "Petit Train Jaune" (little yellow train) in the Pyrenees. The original French scheme was that every sous-prefecture should be ...
The TGV Duplex is a French high-speed train of the TGV family, manufactured by Alstom, and operated by the French national railway company SNCF. They were the first TGV trainsets to use bi-level passenger carriages with a seating capacity of 508 passengers, increasing capacity on busy high-speed lines. While the TGV Duplex started as a small ...