General Information
| Name in local language: | Ligne à grande vitesse (LGV) Méditerranée |
|---|---|
| Official designation: | Ligne nouvelle 5 (LN 5) |
| Beginning of works: | 1995 |
| Completion: | 7 June 2001 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
High-speed rail line |
|---|
Location
| km | Name |
| 10.980 | |
| 15.100 | |
| 18.380 | |
| 495.460 | |
| 522.550 | |
| 531 | |
| 531.620 | |
| 570.210 | |
| 589.200 | |
| 590.300 | |
| 597.860 | |
| 608.100 | |
| 608.640 | |
| 609.300 | |
| 622.400 | |
| 625.160 | |
| 636.200 | |
| 636.940 | |
| 646.600 | |
| 650.560 | |
| 653.800 | |
| 669 | |
| 670.440 | |
| 673.993 | |
| 688.200 | |
| 699.140 | |
| 702.280 | |
| 703.810 | |
| 704.210 | |
| 709.620 |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 250 km | |
| number of new stations | 3 | |
| number of structures | 483 | |
| length of viaducts | 17 155 m | |
| underground length | 12 768 m |
Quantities
| ballast | 2 400 000 t | |
| number of traverses | 850 000 |
Design Loads
| design speed | 300 km/h |
Cost
| cost of construction | French Franc 24 200 000 000 |
Chronology
| January 1989 | Beginning of studies. |
|---|---|
| January 1991 | The Transport Ministry decides on the track alignment and begins studies for the inquiry for the public inserts of the project. |
| 23 September 1993 | Interdepartmental committee confirms the construction of the line. |
| 31 May 1994 | Project declared of public interest. |
| May 1999 | First tracks laid. |
| 10 June 2001 | Official opening to regular traffic. |
Notes
Continuation of the TGV Paris-South East and TGV Rhône south of Lyons.
Participants
Owner
Client
Architecture
-
Architecture et Ouvrages d'art
- Alain Montois (architect)
Dynamic analysis
Construction
- Baudin-Châteauneuf
- Bouygues Construction
- Campenon Bernard
- Cimolai Costruzioni Metalliche
- Dodin
- Fougerolle
- Groupe Razel
- GTM Construction
- Secométal S.A.
- Spie Batignolles TP
Co-contractor
Earthworks
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Civil engineering structures over the karstic zone crossed by the TGV Mediterranean Line. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Structures for High-Speed Railway Transportation, Antwerp, Belgium, 27-29 August 2003, pp. 238-239.
- (1999): La conception des ponts-rails métalliques et mixtes de la ligne TGV-Méditerranée. In: Bulletin ponts métalliques, n. 19 ( 1999), pp. 11-28.
- (2001): Le confortement du déblai TGV à Chabrillan (Drôme). Moyens exceptionnels pour délai exceptionnel. In: Travaux, n. 780 (November 2001), pp. 70-77.
- (1999): Des Records et des Hommes. TGV Méditerranée. Terre du Sud, pp. 192.
- (2001): Des Techniques et des Hommes. TGV Méditerranée. Terre du Sud, pp. 192.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
10000002 - Published on:
18/05/1999 - Last updated on:
12/01/2023