The French Master Plan for High-Speed Rail Services

by G?rard Mathieu, SNCF French Railways, Paris, France,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: High Speed Ground Transportation Systems I: Planning and Engineering

Abstract:

Some 4,700 km (2,919 mi) of new line designed to operate at speeds of 350 to 400 kph (217 to 248 mph), associated with a network totaling some 11,000 km (6,832 mi) of existing lines upgraded for higher speeds, are the main features of the French Master Plan for high-speed rail services approved by the Inter-Ministerial Development Commission on May 14, 1991.

Subject Headings: Rail transportation | Rapid transit systems | High-speed rail | Urban and regional development | Transportation management | Rehabilitation | Railroad tracks

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