LGV Rhône-Alpes

Overview

System

SNCF

Status

Operational

Locale

France (Rhône-Alpes)

Termini

near Sathonay-Camp
Gare de Valence TGV

Operation

Opened

1992-1994

Owner

SNCF Réseau

Operator(s)

SNCF

Technical

Line length

115 km (71 mi)

No. of tracks

Double track

Track gauge

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

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz^[1]

Route map

Legend

LGV Sud-Est from Paris

380.5

LGV Sud-Est to Lyon-Part-Dieu

392.9

Dombes Tunnel

399.6

River Rhône

409.8

Lyon Saint-Exupéry

417.2

Lyon-Perrache – Grenoble

441.6

Meyssiez Tunnel

466.9

Galaure Tunnel

489.7

River Isère

493.2

Line from Grenoble

495.5

Valence TGV

Line to Valence-Ville

LGV Méditerranée to Marseille

The LGV Rhône-Alpes is a 115 km-long French high-speed rail line situated in the Rhône-Alpes region which extends the LGV Sud-Est southwards. Opening to service in 1994, this line bypasses the built-up Lyon area towards the east, and in addition serves Satolas station, now renamed Lyon-Saint-Exupéry. Beyond Valence the line is continued by the LGV Méditerranée.

The line was constructed in two sections, north and south. The first section was opened in time for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Route

The line crosses four départements, from north to south:

The route of the new line represents a total length of 115 km; 42 km from Montanay to Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, and 73 km from Saint-Quentin-Fallavier to Valence.

The line is connected to the regular network by links at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, enabling links to Savoie, Isère and Italy via Chambéry and Modane.

Line specifics

The line has a surface area of 12.18 km² (in comparison Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport occupies the same area).

Like the LGV Sud-Est, the line was designed for a nominal speed of 300 km/h, with a minimum curve radius of 4,000 m, and a space between track centres of 4.2 m. The second section is designed for 320 km/h.

The line includes 10 large viaducts (total length 4.3 km), and 4 tunnels (total length 5.3 km).

A command post named CCT (Commande centralisée des trains - Central Train Command) enables the continual monitoring of trains running on the entire line and to remotely control security installations. It is situated in Lyon, in an SNCF building near the gare de Perrache.

Stations

The line comprises one new station: Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry, situated in the commune of Colombier-Saugnieu. This station, with its striking architecture, is the work of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It serves the Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport.

History

28 October 1989: declaration of public utility
13 December 1992: service begins on 42 km first section between Montanay and Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
3 July 1994: service begins on 73 km second section between Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
3 July 1994: inauguration of Gare de Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV
7 June 2001: inauguration of LGV Méditerranée extending this line southwards

References

↑ RFF - Map of electrified railway lines PDF

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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