General Information
| Official designation: | Ligne nouvelle 2 (LN2) |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1985 |
| Completion: | 1990 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
High-speed rail line |
|---|
Location
| km | Name |
| 194.479 | |
| 213.155 | |
| 214.300 | |
| 0.450 | |
| 6.687 | |
| 7.225 | |
| 7.563 | |
| 10.349 | |
| 13.513 | |
| 14.376 | |
| 16.973 | |
| 51.516 | |
| 162.079 | |
| 210.020 | |
| 212.509 | |
| 217.007 |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 282 km |
Chronology
| October 1989 | Service begins between Bagneux (Paris) - Connerré Junction (Le Mans). |
|---|---|
| October 1990 | Service begins between Courtalain Junction - Monts Junction (Tours). |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The LGV Atlantique is a high-speed railway line running from Paris (Gare Montparnasse) to Western France. It opened in 1989-1990. It divides into two parts at Courtalain, one going westward to Le Mans (towards Brittany and Pays de la Loire), the second one going southwestward to Tours (towards Aquitaine). Both branches have been extended, by the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire and the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique.
Route
The line leaves Gare Montparnasse to cross Paris's southern suburbs, partly under the Coulée Verte. This is a tunnel above which footpaths and recreational areas have been created, to reduce the effect of the LGV running through the area. The line at this point follows the route of the former railway line from Paris to Chartres. TGVs coming from the north or southeast of France via the LGV Interconnexion Est join the line at Massy. After the new Massy TGV station, the line passes through the Villejust tunnel and then follows the A10 motorway. Near the Saint-Arnoult toll plaza, the LGV turns south and leaves the motorway. The line then follows the ligne classique from Paris to Vendôme until the junction at Courtalain.
Stations
The LGV Atlantique serves the following stations:
- Paris Montparnasse
- Massy TGV
- Le Mans (Western Branch)
- Vendôme
- Tours
History
- 1 January 1983: creation of SNCF new line no. 2 committee
- 25 May 1984: public utility declaration
- 15 February 1985: official beginning of works at Boinville-le-Gaillard
- 1 July 1987: laying of first LGV Atlantique rail at Auneau
- 24 September 1989: line opens from Montrouge to Connerré
- 18 May 1990: TGV world speed record of 515.3 km/h
- 25 September 1990: southwestern branch opens
- 27 December 1990: baby born on a TGV Atlantique train
Extensions
Extensions to both branches have been built. The western branch is augmented by the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire project, resulting in a reduction of 37 mins between Paris and Rennes. The Southern branch is augmented by the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique project, resulting in a reduction of around 50 minutes to Tours and Bordeaux. Both lines entered service in July 2017.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "LGV Atlantique" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Quand le TGV Atlantique franchit le Cher: des techniques de réalisation originales. Presented at: La Technique Française du Béton, XIe Congrès de la FIP Hambourg 1990, pp. 301-308.
- (1986): Les terrassements du TGV Atlantique. In: Travaux, n. 613 (September 1986), pp. 48-58.
- (1984): TGV Atlantique - Tunnel de Villejust. Presented at: AFTES - Journées techniques, Lyon, 27-29 novembre, 1984, pp. 95-98.
- (1988): Le TGV Atlantique en région parisienne. In: Travaux, n. 632 (May 1988), pp. 19-29.
- (1987): Les tunnels de Sceaux et de Fontenay-aux-Roses du TGV Atlantique. In: Travaux, n. 619 (March 1987), pp. 19-30.
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18/05/1999 - Last updated on:
13/02/2022
