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Europe: high-speed network - project map
Europe: high-speed network - project map showing high speed lines across western Europe
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News
Marseille – Nice capacity enhancement programme approved
FRANCE: Transport Minister Clément Beaune has signed the Déclaration d’Utilité Publique enabling the start of work on the first two phases of the Ligne Nouvelle Provence Côte d’Azur programme to expand the heavily used Marseille – Nice corridor.
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In depth
France: Regions take on revival of rural routes
Following recent changes in legislation, France’s regional governments have the option of taking control of rural railways within their jurisdiction. Will this reverse the long decline of minor routes and branch lines? Christian Scasso investigates.
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Organisations
Société du Grand Paris (SGP)
Network of orbital metro lines and other projects under construction. See Paris network map and Paris region network map. This government agency is co-ordinating infrastructure works required as part of the Grand Paris project, including the four orbital automated Grand Paris Express metro lines totalling 200 route-km and serving 68 ...