What is a France TGV map?
France TGV Map showing high speed train lines in deep purple and light purple (click to enlarge). The principal France TGV routes shown on the TGV map include: Téoz train lines, in yellow, are regular speed (110 km/h) intercity trains.
What is Ligne à grande vitesse (LGV)?
2.1 Existing Ligne à Grande Vitesse (LGV). This category includes purpose-built high speed lines in France and neighboring countries that have TGV service from France. High speed lines outside of France but without TGV service are not included. 2.2 Planned French LGVs.
What are the black lines on a TGV train?
The black lines are standard tracks, on which TGV trains operate in mixed traffic at speeds ranging between 160 km/h and 220 km/h. Note on this map that only about 25% of the total trackage covered by TGV service is on dedicated high speed lines.
How fast does a TGV train go?
TGV train lines in purple (both light and dark), are high speed train lines, known as LGV ( lignes à grandes vitesses) on which TGV trains operate at 300-320km/h depending on style of train. New double decker (duplex) TGV trains travel at 320km/h (199mph) at full speed while the older single level TGV trains operate at 300km/h (186mph).
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