LGV Interconnexion Est

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SNCF LGV Interconnexion Est

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   Paris-Lyon

RER   line A   line D   line B   line E   line C

LGV Interconnexion

Legend LGV Nord, →Lille 0km Vemars, LGV Nord, ←Paris Gare du Nord Runway 27L 7.5 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV Runway 08R N2 route Paris Nord—Hirson 27 LGV Est N3 route l'Ourcq Canal LGV Est Marne River viaduct Marne-Rhine Canal Disneyland Resort Paris 31 Gare de Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy A4 autoroute/European route E50 44 Tournan N4 route 55 Coubert, LGV Sud-Est, ←Paris Gare de Lyon Moisenay, LGV Sud-Est, →Lyon

The LGV Interconnexion Est is a French high-speed rail line that connects the LGV Nord and LGV Sud-Est through the Île de France. Opened in 1994, it consists of three branches, which begin at Coubert:

• west branch: towards Paris and western France, terminating at Valenton
• north branch: towards northern France, London and Brussels, joining the LGV Nord at Vémars
• south branch: towards southeastern France, joining the LGV Sud-Est at Moisenay

Since the south and west branches have been "annexed" by the LGV Sud-Est, some hold the view that the Interconnexion Est is only truly composed of the Coubert-Vémars northern branch.

Contents 1 Route 2 Journey times 3 Expansion 4 External links

[edit] Route

Starting from the south (LGV Sud-Est or LGV Atlantique), the line begins at Coubert junction and heads northeast. Near Tournan, there is a link to the Paris-Coulommiers line. Further north, Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy station (transfer to the RER A) serves the new town of Marne-la-Vallée and Disneyland theme park. Near Claye-Souilly, two links under construction will join the line to the LGV Est. The route next serves Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV station (transfer to the RER B and air transport). Shortly thereafter, the line joins the LGV Nord at Vémars junction.

[edit] Journey times

• Lille-Roissy CDG 0:50
• Lille-Lyon 2:50
• Lille-Nantes 3:50
• Lille-Grenoble 4:25
• Lille-Marseille 4:30
• Lille-Bordeaux 5:00
• Brussels-Lyon 3:40
• Brussels-Marseilles 5:25
• Brussels-Valence 4:30
• Brussels-Rennes 4:50
• Brussels-Montpellier 5:40

[edit] Expansion

• The construction of a suburban line along the LGV between Villeparisis and Vémars is under consideration. This project could have two possible purposes: to serve Roissy airport from Paris (as an alternative to the CDG Express); or to be the beginning of a western line linking Creil to Meaux, Marne-la-Vallée and Melun.
• It has also been proposed to complement the Interconnexion Est with an LGV Interconnexion Sud or LGV Interconnexion Ouest.

[edit] External links

• High-speed rail lines site (in French)

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