LGV Atlantique

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SNCF
LGV Atlantique


TGV
TGV	LGV Sud-Est	TGV	LGV Atlantique
TGV	LGV Rhône-Alpes	TGV	LGV Nord
TGV	LGV Méditerranée	TGV	LGV Est


TER
	Alsace	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
	Haute Normandie	Picardie
	Champagne Ardenne	Lorraine
	Basse Normandie	Bretagne
	Centre	Bourgogne
	Franche Comté	Pays de la Loire
	Poitou-Charentes	Limousin
	Auvergne	Rhône Alpes
	Aquitaine	Midi Pyrénées
	Languedoc Roussillon	Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
	Corse


SNCF Île-de-France/Transilien
	Est	Nord
	Saint-Lazare	Montparnasse
	Lyon


RER
	line A	line D
	line B	line E
	line C

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).

1 Route
2 Stations
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Route

The line leaves Gare Montparnasse to cross Paris' southern suburbs, partly under the Coulée Verte. This is a tunnel above which footpaths and recreation areas have been created in order to reduce the impact 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. Near the Saint-Arnoult toll plaza, the LGV falls to the south and leaves the motorway. The line then follows the ligne classique from Paris to Vendôme until the junction at Courtalain.

[edit] Stations

The LGV Atlantique serves the following stations:

Paris Montparnasse
Le Mans¹
Vendôme
Tours

¹ Le Mans is located on the western branch of the LGV Atlantique.

[edit] 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 Conneré
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

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

High-speed rail lines site (in French)

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TGV – Train à Grande Vitesse — stations

Lines in service	LGV Sud-Est - LGV Atlantique - LGV Rhône-Alpes - LGV Nord - LGV Interconnexion Est - LGV Méditerranée - Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Lines under construction	LGV Est - LGV Perpignan-Figueras - LGV Rhin-Rhône
Planned lines	LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire - LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - LGV Poitiers-Limoges - LGV Sud Europe Atlantique - LGV Bordeaux-Toulouse - LGV Barreau Picard - LGV Normandie - Lyon Turin Ferroviaire
Rolling stock	TGV Atlantique - TGV Réseau - British Rail Class 373 (Eurostar) - TGV Duplex - TGV Thalys PBKA - TGV POS
International services	Artésia - Eurostar - Elipsos - TGV Lyria - Thalys
Other	TGV accidents - LGV construction - LGV signalling - TGV history