TGV Rhine-Rhone in the east of the new!
Since December 11, 2011, the Rhine-Rhone TGV allows Burgundians reach more easily the larger cities of eastern France. Many routes are proposed to go in Franche-Comte and Alsace.
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© photo credit: Bruno Le Hir de Fallois
The big news of December 2011 is the commissioning of eleven daily round trips Dijon-Mulhouse, Monday through Friday. Some of these are terminal TGV Strasbourg, Basel, Zurich. At the same time, the entire supply TGV to Paris, which has improved: Dijon-Paris allersretours sixteen instead of fourteen before.
Aix, Nîmes, Béziers ...
Southward, back and forth were created towards Aix-en-Provence from Dijon, Chalon and Macon. Dessserte the TGV was also improved to Nimes, Montpellier, Beziers and Narbonne from Dijon and Macon. Burgundians and to allow the main towns of this offer, the Region has made sure to match as much as possible, schedules TER Bourgogne and those of TGV.
From Dijon but not only ...
You live Sens or Auxerre, since December 11, are respectively eight seven trips back and forth nine seven returns that are available for Mulhouse, with a journey time of 3:30 (TGV and TER combined). Join Mulhouse, Stras bourg, Basel, Zurich in Chalon-sur-Saone and Macon? Nothing more simple, take the TGV, it's live! Three to four round trips are scheduled daily. You put, for example, 2:38 to Chalon-Strasbourg or even 4:20 to Macon-Zurich. And since Le Creusot-city, four and five return trips TER + TGV are available to get to Zurich in 3:32. Or, by combining TGV and TER, join Mulhouse from Nevers in 3:33. Six daily departures are possible.
the cost of the TGV Rhine-Rhone
The 140 km of new line between Dijon and Mulhouse have cost 2.612 billion euros (studies, work and purchase of land included). The Burgundy Regional Council funded the project for 75 million euros, with fifteen other local partners (regions of Alsace and Franche-Comte, departments, urban communities and urban). In total, communities have financed nearly a third of the overall cost.
a project serving the TGV Nièvre
The public debate on the draft of a new TGV line between Paris and Orleans, Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon (POCL) is launched, and will end January 31, 2012. Four scenarios are being studied, including three serving Nièvre. The Region supports the median scenario serving this department and who wins the support of all the territories crossed. The cost of this proposed high-speed line is estimated between 12 and 14 billion for 550 km of new lines. It would, in 2025-2030, linking the Nièvre, and beyond all of central France, in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, to the Atlantic coast and high-speed network in Europe.
in TER also ...
Since December 11, sixteen round trips TER Dijon-Paris (2 hours drive) are available on weekdays. TER trains direct (no change in Dijon) also link Paris to Lyon, six times a day, Monday through Friday. They serve Sens, Joigny, Laroche, Saint-Florentin, Thunder, Nights-by-Ravières, The Laumes, Dijon, Beaune, Beaune, Chalon-sur-Saone, Tournus and Macon.
Seen in the mag:
We talk also in our regional magazine Burgundy region, our No. 24 !
Now online on our website: an article introducing this magazine.
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- Article du 28/11/2011 15:45, modifié le 17/02/2012 16:04 -