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The railway from Paris to Bordeaux is an important French 584-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the southwestern port city Bordeaux via Orléans and Tours. The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1853, when the section from Poitiers to Angoulême was finished. [ 2 ]
The Paris–Bordeaux–Paris Trail race of June 1895 is sometimes called the "first motor race", although it did not fit modern competition where the fastest is the winner. It was a win for Émile Levassor, who came first after completing the 1,178km race in 48 hours, almost six hours before second place.
The journey between Tours and Bordeaux is shortened by around 50 minutes, for a typical Paris-Bordeaux journey time of 2 hours and 3 minutes. 302 km (188 mi) of high-speed track was built together with a further 38 km (24 mi) of conventional tracks that connect to the LGV. [3]
Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (Occitan: Bordèu Sent Joan) or formerly Bordeaux-Midi is the main railway station in the French city of Bordeaux. It is the southern terminus of the Paris–Bordeaux railway , and the western terminus of the Chemins de fer du Midi main line from Toulouse .
The A10, also called L'Aquitaine, is an Autoroute in France, running for 549 km (341 mi) from the A6 south of Paris to the A630 at Bordeaux. It is the longest motorway in France. It generally parallels the N10 Route Nationale, but deviates significantly from the older N10 between Paris and Tours and between Poitiers and Bordeaux.
George Mills won the inaugural Bordeaux–Paris race in 1891. He was invited by the organisers, the newspaper Véloce Sport because of his reputation in an age when long-distance racing was the fashion. A race from Bordeaux in the south-west to the capital in Paris would be the longest annual event in France.
The station is located on the Paris - Bordeaux, Bordeaux - Bergerac - Sarlat, Bordeaux - Coutras - Périgueux (Line 24 for Limoges and 25 for Brive) and Bordeaux - Angoulême railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed) Bordeaux - Paris Intercités Bordeaux - Périgueux - Tulle and to Montlucon via Limoges (long distance) and TER ...
The road covers a total distance of 985 km (612 mi) in France. [6] Detailed route. E5 Le Havre - Hendaye; Department [7] National ... Paris. Poitiers. Bordeaux.