LGV Méditerranée

The LGV Méditerranée is a French high speed railway line for TGV trains of approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) length, which entered service in June 2001. Running between Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence and Marseille and north of Nimes, it connects the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Languedoc-Roussillon to the LGV Rhône-Alpes, and from there to Lyon and the north of France. Construction costs rose to €3.8 billion. The commencement of service on this line has led to a reversal of the respective airplane and train markets: by making Marseille reachable in three hours from Paris (a distance of over 750 kilometres (470 mi)), the train now handles two thirds of all journeys on that route.

LGV Méditerranée

The LGV Méditerranée is a French high speed railway line for TGV trains of approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) length, which entered service in June 2001. Running between Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence and Marseille and north of Nimes, it connects the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Languedoc-Roussillon to the LGV Rhône-Alpes, and from there to Lyon and the north of France. Construction costs rose to €3.8 billion. The commencement of service on this line has led to a reversal of the respective airplane and train markets: by making Marseille reachable in three hours from Paris (a distance of over 750 kilometres (470 mi)), the train now handles two thirds of all journeys on that route.