LGV Sud-Est

Overview

System

SNCF

Status

Operational

Locale

France (Île-de-France, Burgundy,
Rhône-Alpes)

Termini

near Combs-la-Ville
near Sathonay-Camp

Operation

Opened

1981-1983

Owner

SNCF Réseau

Operator(s)

SNCF

Technical

Line length

409 km (254 mi)

Number 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

Line from Paris-Gare de Lyon

29.4

0.0

Line to Dijon

17.1

LGV from Marne-la-Vallée

42.7

River Seine (134 m)

44.0

Montereau – Flamboin-Gouaix

117.2

Line Paris – Dijon

Line from Sens

162.1

Line to Montbard and Dijon

273.8

Le Creusot TGV

274.6

Nevers – Chagny

334.0

Mâcon-Loché-TGV

Line from Dijon

336.0

Line to Lyon

337.5

River Saône (340 m)

from Mâcon

337.7

to Bourg-en-Bresse

380.5

LGV Rhône-Alpes to Valence

389.3

from Bourg-en-Bresse

to Lyon Part-Dieu

The LGV Sud-Est is a high-speed rail line, which links Paris' and Lyon's suburbs, in France. It was France's first high-speed rail line. The inauguration of the first section between Saint-Florentin, Yonne and Sathonay (Rhône) on 22 September 1981 marked the beginning of the re-invigoration of French passenger rail service.

This line, subsequently extended southwards by the LGV Rhône-Alpes and LGV Méditerranée and northwards by the LGV Interconnexion Est, has led to the speeding up of journey times:

between Paris and the southeast quarter of France (and by extension towards Switzerland and Italy)
between the southeast and the north and west of France (and by extension towards Britain and Belgium)

Route

The line crosses six départements, from north to south:

The TGV system's compatibility with the regular rail network avoided the need for new infrastructure construction to reach existing train stations in the dense urban areas of Paris and Lyon.

The distance from Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Lyon (Part-Dieu) is 425 km (264 mi). The LGV route is 409 km (254 mi) long; by avoiding built-up areas between Paris and Lyon (particularly Dijon) this enables a route 87 km (54 mi) shorter than the regular line (512 km (318 mi)). There are no tunnels.

The line includes various connectors to the regular rail network:

at Pasilly-Aisy towards Dijon, and further through the Jura Mountains to Vallorbe/Lausanne or Neuchâtel/Zurich
at Mâcon-Pont-de-Veyle towards Bourg-en-Bresse and Savoie
at Saint-Florentin
at Le Creusot TGV station
at Mâcon-Loché station

These last three are used by service trains or in order to divert passenger trains if needed.

The line runs next to the A5 autoroute for 60 km (37 mi) and the N79 road for 15 km (9.3 mi). For its full length, a 5 m (16 ft) wide area has been reserved for a telecommunication artery.

Line specifics

The line has a surface area of 16 km² (6.2 sq mi) (in comparison Charles de Gaulle Airport occupies 32 km² [12 sq mi]), with an average width of 40 m (130 ft). Platforms are 13 m (43 ft) wide, with a space between track centres of 4.2 m (14 ft). The line was designed for a nominal speed of 300 km/h (190 mph), with a minimum radius curve of 4,000 m (13,100 ft) (although seven curves were made to a smaller radius, but no less than 3,200 m or 10,500 ft).

In total, the line comprises 847 km (526 mi) of track. This is formed by UIC 60 (60.3 kg/m [40.5 lb/ft]) rails placed in lengths of 288 m (945 ft), welded in place (with certain segmented sections). The concrete sleepers of 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) are formed of two blocks of concrete tied together by a metal strut. There are 1660 sleepers per kilometer.

Traction power is supplied by eight EDF substations at 25 kV AC, 50 Hz. The catenary is fed by a "feeder" cable in phase opposition, which is equivalent to a 50 kV supply and reinforces the available power, one trainset being able to draw up to 14 MW.

Signalling draws on high-frequency track circuits, signals being transmitted directly to the driver's console. There are lineside marker boards indicating the limits of each block section, but no signals as such.

The highest point on the line is 489 m (1,604 ft) above sea level, near the town of Liernais, 55.5 km (34.5 mi) north of Gare du Creusot. This is near the range dividing the Seine and Loire river valleys, and not far from the Rhone river valley.

Stations

The LGV Sud-Est serves the following stations:

Le-Creusot and Mâcon-Loché are threadbare stations situated away from built-up areas. They have two side platforms and four tracks, with the two central tracks being reserved for through trains, and the side tracks serving stopping trains.

Costs

Item	Cost, nominal^[2] (in 1984 French francs)	Cost, real (in 2007 Euros)
Construction of superstructure and infrastructure	7.85 billion	2.0 billion
Construction of superstructure and infrastructure, with land purchase	8.5 billion	2.15 billion
Rolling stock	5.3 billion	1.35 billion
Total	13.8 billion	3.5 billion

From 1996, the LGV Sud-Est received track renewal at a cost of FRF 2 billion,^[2] or about €300 million.

History

10 July 1967: SNCF research management launches project C 03 on high speed, titled "Rail Transport Possibilities through New Infrastructure"
26 March 1971: approval of new line project by inter-ministerial committee
23 March 1976: declaration of public utility, the decree being signed by Jacques Chirac, prime minister
7 December 1976: works commence at Écuisses (Saône-et-Loire)
14 June 1979: first rails laid near Montchanin (Saône-et-Loire)
20 November 1980: track laying ends (Cluny)
26 February 1981: trainset no. 16 (TGV Sud-Est) breaks the world record for rail speed at 380 km/h between Courcelles-Frémois (Côte-d'Or) and Dyé (Yonne) in a gradually descending portion of the line
22 September 1981: inauguration of first section (Saint-Florentin to Montchanin) by President of the Republic, François Mitterrand
27 September 1981: commercial service begins
25 September 1983: service begins on northern section (Combs-la-Ville - Saint-Florentin)^[3]
31 August 1992: derailment at 270 km/h of TGV in Macon-Loché station; several waiting passengers on the platform are slightly injured by flying ballast
13 December 1992: service begins on northern section of LGV Rhône-Alpes (from Montanay to Saint-Quentin-Fallavier)
26 May 1994: service begins on LGV Interconnexion Est (connection with LGV Nord)
March 1996: beginning of line renovation works (replacement of ballast and points, works designed to last until 2006)
2 June 1996: service begins at the junction with Villeneuve-Saint-Georges by the Coubert triangle

References

↑ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
1 2 Quid.fr, Autres TGV
↑ Perren, Brian (October 1983). "TGV: the completion of a dream". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. pp. 35–40. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.

External links

High-speed rail lines site (in French)

TGV Class – Train à Grande Vitesse

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

Lines under construction	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 Bordeaux–Toulouse LGV Bordeaux–Spain LGV Toulouse–Narbonne LGV Montpellier–Perpignan LGV Normandie LGV Interconnexion Sud LGV POCL Turin–Lyon high-speed railway

Canceled projects	LGV des Titans LGV Poitiers–Limoges LGV Picardie

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 List of TGV services 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 Hokkaido 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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