Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network

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The Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network is France’s system of dedicated high-speed railway lines used primarily by TGV trains to connect major cities at very high speeds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed rail network
railway infrastructure system
allows very high-speed passenger services
connectsTo Belgium
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
country France
designedSpeed up to 350 km/h
electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
firstLineOpened LGV Sud-Est
firstLineOpeningYear 1981
gauge standard gauge
includesLine LGV Atlantique
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire
LGV Est européenne
LGV Interconnexion Est
LGV Méditerranée
LGV Nord
LGV Perpignan–Figueres (French section)
LGV Rhin-Rhône
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique
LGV Sud-Est
integratedWith conventional French railway network
maximumOperatingSpeed 320 km/h
notableFeature dedicated high-speed alignments with large-radius curves
grade-separated junctions and limited level crossings
operator SNCF Voyageurs
owner SNCF Réseau
primaryPurpose passenger transport
serves Bordeaux
Lille
linked to: Lille Europe

Lyon
Marseille
Nantes
Nice (via connections)
Paris
Rennes
Strasbourg
major French cities
signallingSystem TVM (Transmission Voie-Machine)
linked to: TVM cab signalling
startOfConstruction late 1970s
trackType double track (mostly)
usedBy Eurostar
TGV
TGV Atlantique
TGV Duplex
linked to: TGV Duplex trainset

TGV Est
TGV Lyria
Thalys

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LGV Méditerranée partOf French TGV network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Méditerranée partOf Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Est européenne partOf French high-speed rail network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
Paris–Bordeaux partOfNetwork French high-speed rail network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Atlantique partOf French high-speed rail network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Atlantique railwayLineType LGV (Ligne à Grande Vitesse)
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Atlantique belongsToNetwork SNCF high-speed network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Nord partOf French high-speed rail network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
LGV Rhône-Alpes partOf French high-speed rail network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
TVM-430 introducedFor French LGV high-speed network
linked to: Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network