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General Information

Other name(s): LGV Rhône-Alpes
Official designation: Ligne nouvelle 4 (LN4)
Beginning of works: 1989
Completion: 3 July 1994
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: High-speed rail line

Location

km Name
393.230
394.900
437.500
439.140
441.550
464.700
466.650
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length 115.620 km
Lot 11 (TOARC)
total length 40 226 m
embankment 4 890 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 22
Lot 12
total length 3 255 m
embankment 52 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 23
Lot 13
total length 535 m
embankment 20 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 17
Lot 15
total length 1 680 m
embankment 91 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 18
Lot 16
total length 199 m
embankment 125 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 15
Lot 17
embankment 100 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 18
Lot 22
period of construction (in months) 23.5
Lot 22 (TOARC)
total length 17 519 m
period of construction (in months) 23.5
Lot 23
total length 2 154 m
embankment 10 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 40
Lot 24 (TOARC Médian)
total length 22 470 m
embankment 2 950 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 30.5
Lot 25
total length 3 088 m
period of construction (in months) 40.5
Lot 26 (TOARC Sud)
total length 27 721 m
embankment 2 450 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 28
Lot 31
total length 2 100 m
embankment 124 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 15.5
Lot 41
embankment 30 000 m³
period of construction (in months) 12.5
Lot 52
total length 565 m
Lot 54
total length 218 m
period of construction (in months) 30.5
Lot 56
total length 252 m
period of construction (in months) 28
Lot 62
total length 611 m
period of construction (in months) 23.5
Lot 66
total length 222 m
period of construction (in months) 28

Quantities

Lot 11 (TOARC)
concrete volume 54 790 m³
reinforcing steel 4 541 t
volume of extracted material 7 295 000 m³
Lot 12
concrete volume 103 838 m³
reinforcing steel 10 024 t
volume of extracted material 366 000 m³
Lot 13
concrete volume 14 987 m³
reinforcing steel 1 601 t
volume of extracted material 77 000 m³
Lot 15
concrete volume 47 213 m³
reinforcing steel 5 375 t
volume of extracted material 900 000 m³
Lot 16
concrete volume 3433 m³
reinforcing steel 954 t
volume of extracted material 170 000 m³
Lot 17
concrete volume 5 274 m³
reinforcing steel 535 t
volume of extracted material 105 000 m³
Lot 22 (TOARC)
concrete volume 11 420 m³
reinforcing steel 1 893 t
Lot 23
concrete volume 94 000 m³
reinforcing steel 5 385 t
volume of extracted material 300 000
Lot 24 (TOARC Médian)
concrete volume 30 319 m³
reinforcing steel 2 938 t
volume of extracted material 6 000 000 m³
Lot 25
concrete volume 134 779 m³
reinforcing steel 3 075 t
volume of extracted material 400 000 m³
Lot 26 (TOARC Sud)
concrete volume 34 810 m³
reinforcing steel 3 594 t
volume of extracted material 4 350 000 m³
Lot 31
concrete volume 6 317 m³
reinforcing steel 544 t
volume of extracted material 411 000 m³
Lot 41
concrete volume 6 224 m³
reinforcing steel 533 t
volume of extracted material 43 000 m³
Lot 52
concrete volume 11 420 m³
reinforcing steel 2 819 t
Lot 54
concrete volume 3 272 m³
reinforcing steel 1 247 t
Lot 56
concrete volume 4 975 m³
reinforcing steel 302 t
Lot 62
concrete volume 12 687 m³
reinforcing steel 1 426 t
Lot 66
concrete volume 3 705 m³
reinforcing steel 1 345 t

Design Loads

design speed 300 km/h

Cost

Lot 11 (TOARC)
cost of lot French Franc 525 000 000
Lot 12
cost of lot French Franc 460 000 000
Lot 13
cost of lot French Franc 64 000 000
Lot 15
cost of lot French Franc 172 000 000
Lot 16
cost of lot French Franc 28 200 000
Lot 22
cost of lot French Franc 25 400 000
Lot 22 (TOARC)
cost of lot French Franc 319 500 000
Lot 23
cost of lot French Franc 390 000 000
Lot 24 (TOARC Médian)
cost of lot French Franc 401 300 000
Lot 25
cost of lot French Franc 593 700 000
Lot 26 (TOARC Sud)
cost of lot French Franc 419 500 000
Lot 31
cost of lot French Franc 43 500 000
Lot 52
cost of lot French Franc 59 800 000
Lot 54
cost of lot French Franc 26 000 000
Lot 56
cost of lot French Franc 32 900 000
Lot 62
cost of lot French Franc 60 200 000
Lot 66
cost of lot French Franc 32 100 000

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The LGV Rhône-Alpes (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse; English: high-speed line) is a 115 km (71 mi) French high-speed rail line situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region which extends the LGV Sud-Est southwards. Opening to service in 1994, this line bypasses the built-up Lyon area towards the east, and in addition serves Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry (known until June 2000 as Gare de Satolas TGV). Beyond Valence the line is continued by the LGV Méditerranée.

The line was constructed in two sections, north and south. The first section was opened in time for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Route

The line crosses four departments from north to south: Ain, Rhône, Isère and Drôme.

The route of the new line represents a total length of 115 km; 42 km from Montanay to Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, and 73 km from Saint-Quentin-Fallavier to Valence. The line is connected to the regular network by links at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, enabling links to Savoie, Isère and Italy via Chambéry and Modane.

Line specifics

The line has a surface area of 12.18 km² (in comparison Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport occupies the same area).

Like the LGV Sud-Est, the line was designed for a nominal speed of 300 km/h, with a minimum curve radius of 4,000 m, and a space between track centres of 4.2 m. The second section is designed for 320 km/h.

The line includes 10 large viaducts (total length 4.3 km), and 4 tunnels (total length 5.3 km).

A command post named CCT (Commande centralisée des trains - Central Train Command) enables the continual monitoring of trains running on the entire line and to remotely control security installations. It is situated in Lyon, in an SNCF building near the gare de Perrache.

Stations

The line comprises one new station: Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry, situated in the commune of Colombier-Saugnieu. This station, with ist striking architecture, is the work of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It serves the Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.

History

  • 28 October 1989: declaration of public utility
  • 13 December 1992: service begins on 42 km first section between Montanay and Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
  • 3 July 1994: service begins on 73 km second section between Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
  • 3 July 1994: inauguration of Gare de Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV
  • 7 June 2001: inauguration of LGV Méditerranée extending this line southwards

Text imported from Wikipedia article "LGV Rhône-Alpes" and modified on 22 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Owner
Client
Earthworks
Lot 11 (TOARC)
Main contractor
Lot 12
Main contractor
Co-contractor
Lot 13
Main contractor
Lot 15
Main contractor
Lot 16
Main contractor
Lot 17
Main contractor
Lot 22 (TOARC)
Main contractor
Lot 23
Main contractor
Lot 24 (TOARC Médian)
Main contractor
Lot 26 (TOARC Sud)
Main contractor
Lot 31
Main contractor
Lot 41
Main contractor
Lot 52
Main contractor
Lot 54
Main contractor
Lot 56
Main contractor
Lot 62
Main contractor
Lot 66
Main contractor

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    10000034
  • Published on:
    28/10/2000
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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