LGV Sud-Est

The LGV Sud-Est (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse Sud-Est; English: South East high-speed line) is a French high-speed rail line which connects the Paris and Lyon areas. It was France's first high-speed rail line. The inauguration of the first section between Saint-Florentin and Sathonay-Camp by President François Mitterrand on 22 September 1981 marked the beginning of the re-invigoration of French passenger rail service.

LGV Sud-Est
The LGV Sud-Est in Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner
Locale
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened
Technical
Line length409 km (254 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed300 km/h (190 mph)
SignallingTVM-300
Route map

Line from Paris-Gare de Lyon
29.4
0.0
Line to Dijon
17.1
LGV from Marne-la-Vallée
42.7
River Seine (134 m)
44.0
MontereauFlamboin-Gouaix
117.2
Line ParisDijon
Line from Sens
162.1
Line to Montbard and Dijon
273.8
Le Creusot TGV
274.6
NeversChagny
334.0
Mâcon Loché TGV
Line from Dijon
336.0
Line to Lyon
337.5
River Saône (340 m)
from Mâcon
337.7
to Bourg-en-Bresse
380.5
LGV Rhône-Alpes to Valence
389.3
from Bourg-en-Bresse
to Lyon Part-Dieu

Other LGV projects have extended the reach of high-speed trains that use this line, including the LGV Rhône-Alpes and LGV Méditerranée to the south and the LGV Interconnexion Est to the north. These connecting lines shortened journey times between Paris and the southeast of France (Marseille, Montpellier and Nice), Switzerland and Italy, as well as between the southeast and the north and west of France, the United Kingdom and Belgium. The LGV Rhône-Alpes, Sud-Est and Méditerranée, taken as a whole, were also nicknamed the City To Coast (C2C) Highway ("Ville à la Mer").

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