The Paris – Orléans – Clermont-Ferrand – Lyon High Speed Line (LGV) project forms part of an additional programme of 2,500 km of high-speed railway lines included in the planning act of the Environment Round Table.
The Paris-Orléans-Clermont-Ferrand-Lyon High Speed Line
Background
The Paris – Orléans – Clermont-Ferrand – Lyon LGV project forms part of an additional programme of 2,500 km of high-speed railway lines included in the planning act of the Environment Round Table.
Aims
This project aims to achieve several objectives:
Linking Orléans with the high-speed network.
Reaching Clermont-Ferrand in under two hours.
Improving services to Bourges.
The project will also create an additional route on the current Paris-Lyon LGV.
Partners
The agreement on the financing of studies prior to the public debate is currently being signed by the partners: the regions of Greater Paris, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Centre and Rhône-Alpes, the French Transport Infrastructure Financing Agency (AFITF), the government and Réseau Ferré de France.
Studies launched
Réseau Ferré de France, the project owner, has launched studies prior to the public debate with a view to making a submission to the National Public Debate Committee in 2011. These foresight, socioeconomic, environmental, infrastructure, traffic and railway service studies aim to build and compare contrasting project scenarios so that the most relevant project groups can be submitted for public debate.
A structured mechanism for providing information and conducting consultation will enable all stakeholders in the areas concerned to participate in the creation of the project.
