LGV Atlantique

Overview

System

SNCF

Status

Operational

Locale

Western France

Termini

Gare Montparnasse, Paris
southwestern branch: near Tours
western branch: near Le Mans

Operation

Opened

1989-1990

Owner

RFF

Operator(s)

SNCF

Technical

Line length

232 km (144 mi)
+ 52 km (32 mi) (western branch)

Number of tracks

Double track

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz, Tours bypass 1.5 kV DC^[1]

Route map

Legend

0.5

Paris-Montparnasse

1.2

Line to Le Mans

14.1

Line from Valenton

14.4

Massy TGV

17.0

Tunnel de Villejust (4805 m)

from Brétigny

65.9

to Châteaudun

130.2

Junction with Le Mans branch

Future LGV BPL to Rennes

Line from Chartres

182.0

Line to Le Mans

162.1

Vendôme TGV

214.4

River Loire (459 m)

Line from Tours

216.0

Line to Orléans

216.3

to Vierzon

217.0

218.3

River Cher (370 m)

223.0

Future LGV SEA to Bordeaux

232.2

Line from Tours

Line to Bordeaux

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 are being 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:

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

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 are under construction. The western branch is being augmented by the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire project, promising a reduction of 37 mins between Paris and Rennes.^[2] The Southern branch is being augmented by the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique project, promising a reduction of around 50 minutes to Tours and Bordeaux.^[3] Both are expected to be in service in 2017.

References

External links

High-speed rail lines site (in French)

TGV Class – Train à Grande Vitesse

Lines in service	LGV Sud-Est LGV Est (phase 1) LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Perpignan–Figueres LGV Rhin-Rhône (Eastern branch)

Lines under construction	LGV Est (phase 2) LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Sud Europe Atlantique Contournement Nîmes - Montpellier

Planned lines	LGV Rhin-Rhône (Western and Southern branches) LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur LGV Poitiers–Limoges LGV Bordeaux–Toulouse LGV Bordeaux–Spanish border LGV Toulouse–Narbonne LGV Montpellier–Perpignan LGV Picardie LGV Normandie LGV Interconnexion Sud LGV Paris Orléans Clermont-Ferrand Lyon (POCL) Turin–Lyon high-speed railway

Rolling stock	TGV Sud-Est TGV Atlantique TGV Réseau/PBA TGV TMST TGV Duplex TGV PBKA TGV POS TGV 2N2

International services	Artésia Eurostar Elipsos TGV Lyria Thalys

Associated high-speed lines	High Speed 1 HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 Cologne-Aachen HSL 4 HSL-Zuid Madrid-Barcelona

Export trainsets	AVE Class 100 KTX-I Acela

Other	List of stations TGV accidents LGV construction LGV signalling TGV history

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Beijing–Tianjin–Binhai Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Suining–Chengdu* Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Urumqi Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Chengdu–Dujiangyan Shanghai–Nanjing Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Changchun–Jilin Hainan Eastern Ring Guangzhou–Zhuhai Beijing–Shanghai Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Panjin–Yingkou Hengyang–Liuzhou Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanning–Qinzhou* Qinzhou–Fangchenggang* Qinzhou–Beihai* Taiyuan–Xi'an Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Guiyang–Guangzhou Nanning–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Shenyang–Dandong Jilin–Hunchun Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Nanjing–Anqing Nanning–Kunming

Japan	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen

South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR

Taiwan	Taipei–Kaohsiung

Turkey	Ankara-Pendik Ankara–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4

France	LGV Sud-Est LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Est Perpignan-Barcelona LGV Rhin-Rhône

Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle

Italy	Turin–Milan Milan–Bologna Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Rome–Naples Naples–Salerno

Netherlands	HSL-Zuid

Norway	Gardermoen Line

Spain	Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–Seville Madrid–Malaga Madrid– Leon Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Valencia/Alicante

United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

South America

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