RSSRole Of TGV In French Railway System
Mar 08
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France’s TGV, that represents train a grande viteese or high speed train in English, is world famous for its speed and convenience. The TGV runs on five main tracks in France.
The TVG south east track connects Paris with the south east of France including the major regional towns of Lyon, Dijon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice and Perpignon. This TGV train service also passes through the French Alps and pulls in at Geneva in Switzerland.
Paris and the west coast are connected by the TGV Atlantic line. Nantes, La Rochelle, Toulouse the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and the French Basque are the stops allotted for this TGV train line.
Paris and two other principal cities of northern France namely Lille and Calais are joined together by the TGV northern line.
Eurostar, probably the most famous train line, runs between Paris and London via the Channel Tunnel, stopping at Lille, Calias and Ashford in Kent along the way.
The high speed TGV Thalys links main European cities like Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne thus making it easy to travel to important cities in Europe from France.
There has been a major improvement in the high speed train journey in France in the last few years. It is no longer necessary to travel via Paris when you travel between provinces in France thanks to the TGV train service that runs directly between Lyons and Nantes now. The same is the case with Bordeaux and Lilles and many other provincial cities.
515 km p/h is the record speed for the TGV at present. The TGV usually runs at a speed of 280-300km p/h while in service.
Securing a train ticket in France is a complicated affair as it involves so many special offers for the European and the non-European nationals. For a non-European national a pass known as Eurailpass is provided that allows one to travel for over a 2-week period but this pass costs more in France than in other countries where it can be bought 30% cheaper.
The France TGV train is a source of pride to French railway engineers. If you want to know more on train travel in France please click on the links.
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