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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 LGV Méditerranée (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse; English: Mediterranean high-speed line) is a 250-kilometre-long (160-mile) French high-speed rail line running from north to south between Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, Drôme and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, also featuring a connection to Nîmes, Gard to the west.
The HSL 3 (Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 3, English: High-Speed Line 3, French: LGV 3, ligne à grande vitesse 3) is a Belgian high-speed rail line. It connects Liège to the German border near Aachen .
The HSL 1 (Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 1, English: High-Speed Line 1) is a high-speed rail line which connects Brussels, Belgium, with the LGV Nord at the Belgium–France border. It is 88 km (55 mi) long with 71 km (44 mi) of dedicated high-speed tracks and 17 km (11 mi) of modernised lines.
The LGV PACA on a map of France (bottom right) The LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , also referred to as the LGV PACA and LGV Côte d'Azur , is a French high-speed rail project intended to extend the LGV Méditerranée which ends in Marseille toward the French Riviera .
Course route Line LGV Sud-Est: 429, 431 LGV Atlantique: 408 LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire: 216, 226 112, 222, 250 LGV Nord: 226 LGV Interconnexion Est: LGV Rhône-Alpes: LGV Méditerranée: 005 100 LGV Est: LGV Perpignan–Figueres: 014 140 LGV Rhin-Rhône: 303 LGV Sud Europe Atlantique
Route Calling points Notes Northern and Northwestern France ↔ Eastern France: Brussels–South ↔ Strasbourg: Lille–Europe, Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV, Champagne Ardenne TGV, Meuse TGV †, Lorraine TGV: Correct Dec 2021 Northern and Northwestern France ↔ Southern and Southeastern France: Brussels–South ↔ Marseille–St Charles
The railway from Paris to Marseille is an 862-kilometre long 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. [2]