LGV_Interconnexion_Est

LGV Interconnexion Est

LGV Interconnexion Est

French high-speed railway

The LGV Interconnexion Est is a French high-speed rail line that connects the LGV Nord, LGV Est, LGV Sud-Est and LGV Atlantique through suburbs of Paris. Opened in 1994, it consists of three branches, which begin at Coubert:

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LGV Interconnexion Est
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 LGV from Lille
11.0
0.0
 LGV to Paris-Gare du Nord
7.5
 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
20.5
 LGV Paris-Gare de l’Est – Strasbourg
31.3
 Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
47.1
 to Tournan
56.0
26.5
 Coubert bifurcation
39.4
17.1
 LGV to Lyon
 LGV to Paris-Gare de Lyon
4.0
 Line to Massy TGV
0.0
9.3
 from Melun
 to Paris-Gare de Lyon
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The south and west branches are now shared with the LGV Sud-Est line.

Maximum line-speed throughout is 300 km/h (186 mph).

Route

Starting from the south (LGV Sud-Est or LGV Atlantique), the line begins at Coubert junction and heads northeast. Near Tournan, there is a link to the Paris-Coulommiers line. Further north, Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy TGV station (transfer to the RER A) serves the new town of Marne-la-Vallée and Disneyland Paris theme parks. Near Claye-Souilly, two links under construction will join the line to the LGV Est. The route next serves Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station (transfer to the RER B and air transport). Shortly thereafter, the line joins the LGV Nord at Vémars junction.

Journey times

Expansion

  • The construction of a suburban line along the LGV between Villeparisis and Vémars is under consideration. This project could have two possible purposes: to serve Roissy airport from Paris (as an alternative to the CDG Express); or to be the beginning of a western line linking Creil to Meaux, Marne-la-Vallée and Melun.
  • It has also been proposed to complement the Interconnexion Est with an LGV Interconnexion Sud or LGV Interconnexion Ouest.
  • In November 2010, RFF began formal studies of a link from the Interconnexion Est to the Paris - Creil - Amiens line.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Railway Gazette: RFF plans Roissy – Picardie link". Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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