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The train bleu ("blue train") service resumed on 16 November 1920 between Paris and Menton with pre-war carriages, operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits using the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM). The whole route was served again on 9 December 1922.
The Route nationale 7, or RN 7, is a trunk road [1] in France between Paris and the border with Italy.It was also known as Route des vacances (The Holiday Route), Route bleue (The Blue Route), and — sarcastically, during the annual rush to the Mediterranean beaches — the Route de la mort (Road of Death).
There are four other bus routes which connect Monaco with neighbouring regions. Line 11: La Turbie, Monaco and return [5] Line 100: Nice, Monaco, Menton and return [6] Line 100X: Nice, Monaco and return; Line 110: Nice Airport, Monaco, Menton and return [7] [8] There is a ferry service "Bateaubus" which operates between both sides of Monaco port.
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).
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 ]
The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris Gare de Lyon (French pronunciation: [paʁi ɡaʁ də ljɔ̃]), is one of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. [3] It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and the RER D accounting for around 110 million and the RER A accounting for 38 million, [citation needed ...
Lyon [c] (Franco-Provençal: Liyon) is the second-largest city in France by urban area and the third largest by city limits. [14] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (French: Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur) (IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN) is an international airport located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) southwest [2] of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It is the third busiest airport in France and serves as a focus city for Air France and an operating base for easyJet. In 2024, it ...