Website for the East European High Speed Line
The 106 kilometres of track between Baudrecourt and Vendenheim will make up the second phase of the East European High Speed Line which was opened in June 2007. This line will form the backbone of a high speed pan-European network.
the East European High Speed Line (2nd phase)
Background
Phase 1 completed
The East European High Speed Line was opened to traffic on 10 June 2007 after five years of work by Réseau Ferré de France. 300 kilometres of new track between Vaires-Sur-Marne (Seine et Marne) and Beaudrecourt (Moselle) provide a direct link between Paris and the east of France and offer a whole new network of connections.
Phase 2 underway
The second phase of the project will not only connect Moselle to the Lower Rhine region, but it will pave the way for the future.
Europe and its partners hope eventually to see a high speed connection between Paris, Bratislava and Budapest, running through Munich and Vienna.
Benefits
The East European High Speed Line (2nd phase) meets three main goals:
Connecting Paris to Great Eastern France,
Building a new network of European connections towards the centre of Europe,
Directly connecting the major European capitals (Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg) and placing Alsace and the French network at the heart of the high speed future.
The route
Map of the the East European High Speed Line (2nd phase) (JPEG, 1,6 Mo)
Funding
The total cost of the project is estimated at 2,01 billions euros.
Partners
21 partners of Réseau Ferré de France are providing the funding for this project: the State, the European Union, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and 17 regional authorities.
Timescale
Work is due to start at 2010 to 2016.
Key-figures
106 km: length of the new line
320 km/h: maximum speed allowed for passenger trains
1 hour 50 minutes: journey time between Paris and Strasbourg, over two hours faster than before!
43: number of towns affected in the Lorraine region
20: number of towns affected in the Alsace region
6: crossings for wildlife
106 km: length of the new line
320 km/h: maximum speed allowed for passenger trains
1 hour 50 minutes: journey time between Paris and Strasbourg, over two hours faster than before!
43: number of towns affected in the Lorraine region
20: number of towns affected in the Alsace region
6: crossings for wildlife
