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The TGV (French: ⓘ; train à grande vitesse, [tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vitɛs] ⓘ, 'high-speed train') [a] is France's intercity high-speed rail service. With commercial operating speeds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph) on the newer lines, [1] the TGV was conceived at the same period as other technological projects such as the Ariane 1 rocket and Concorde supersonic airliner; sponsored by the ...
A TGV Sud-Est, the first trainset in regular service. The TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) is a high-speed rail service, which started operation in 1981. This article is a list of all high-speed train services in France. This includes all international high-speed trains that make at least one station stop in France, as well as domestic high-speed ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The Paris-Sud-Est LGV has gradients of up to 3.5% (on the German NBS high-speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt they reach 4%). On a high-speed line it is possible to have greater superelevation (cant), since all trains are travelling at the same (high) speed and a train stopping on a curve is a very rare event. Curve radii in high-speed ...
In November 2022, the Canadian government announced the planning of a high-frequency rail line (HFR) on the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. This project was called VIA HFR. [ 2 ] VIA HFR was officially founded as a crown corporation on November 29, 2022, [ 3 ] under the official company name VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc., [ 4 ] to "oversee what was ...
The LGV Atlantique (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse Atlantique; English: Atlantic high-speed line) is a high-speed rail line running from Gare Montparnasse in Paris towards the Atlantic coast of France. It opened in 1989–1990 and has two intermediate stations: Massy TGV station and Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV station.
These are all the TGV (French: train à grande vitesse, meaning high-speed train) stations, listed alphabetically. This list includes new stations constructed specifically for the TGV as well as existing stations that are simply served by the trains. Stations located in countries other than France are marked with the country in parentheses.
It is the first line in France to travel at this maximum speed in commercial service, the first in France to use ERTMS, [7] the new European rail signalling system and the first line also served by German ICE trains. [8] [9] The second phase includes the 4,200-metre (13,800 ft) Saverne Tunnel. The signalling centre for the line is at Pagny-sur ...