The LGV Sud Europe Atlantique near Pliboux (Deux-Sèvres).
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
SNCF
Locale
Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, France
Termini
Tours, France
Bordeaux, France
Service
System
SNCF
Operator(s)
SNCF
History
Opened
2 July 2017
Technical
Line length
340 km (210 mi): 302 km (188 mi) (newly built) + 38 km (24 mi) (connection to existing network)
Number of tracks
Double track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz[1]
Operating speed
320 km/h (200 mph)
Signalling
TVM 430 / ETCS Level 2 (future)
TGV lines in France, with the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique in ochre.
The LGV Sud Europe Atlantique (LGV SEA, English: South Europe Atlantic High Speed Rail Line), also known as the LGV Sud-Ouest or LGV L'Océane, is a high-speed railway line between Tours and Bordeaux, in France. It is used by TGV trains operated by SNCF. It is an extension of the southern arm of the LGV Atlantique, with the western extension being LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire . Both extensions to the high-speed line were inaugurated on 28 February 2017, with services beginning on 2 July 2017. The line, which was at the time the biggest European railway construction project, was built by the LISEA consortium, which owns and maintains the line until 2061 and charges tolls to train companies.[2] Trains on this line depart Paris from Gare Montparnasse.
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