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All About TGV In France

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

France\’s TGV, that represents train a grande viteese or high speed train in English, is world renowned for its speed and convenience. The TGV runs on five major tracks in France.

The TVG south east line links Paris to the south east of France including the major regional cities of Lyon, Dijon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice and Perpignon. This TGV train service also passes through the French Alps and stops at Geneva in Switzerland.

The TGV Atlantic line connects Paris and the west coast. The stops for this TGV line comprise the French Basque, La Rochelle, Nantes, the Loire Valley, Toulouse and Bordeaux.

The high speed TGV northern train line connects Paris to Lille and Calais, two of the principal cities in the north of France.

The most famous railway line in France widely known as the Eurostar links Paris and London and it travels via the Channel Tunnel with stops at Lille, Calais and Ashford in Kent.

TGV Thalys is the high speed track which makes it easy for the passengers to move between some principal cities of Europe such as Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam and France.

The past several years have seen developments in high speed train travel in France. It is no longer compulsory to go through Paris in order to travel between many of France\’s major regional towns. The high speed TGV train in France now runs directly between Lyons and Nantes, Bordeaux and Lilles and many other destinations.

515 km p/h is the record speed for the TGV at present. The TGV normally runs at a speed of 280-300km p/h while in service.

Purchasing a train ticket in France can be a difficult procedure with so many various types of special deals on offer. If you\’re interested in buying a Eurailpass which allows you unlimited travel over a 2 week period, it\’s advisable to buy this in your country as it will be 30% cheaper than purchasing it in France. The Eurailpass is designed specifically for non Europeans so EU nationals cannot buy it.

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