12-billion-euro overhaul of major rail hub in France takes shape

Lille-Flandres train station (Photo: Jacek Wesolowski, Public Domain, Wikimedia)
Lille-Flandres train station (Photo: Jacek Wesolowski, Public Domain, Wikimedia) Public Domain

Following Macron’s announcement at the end of November to focus on the creation of the express regional network or ‘Réseau Express Régional’ (RERs) in the 10 largest French metropolises by 2040, studies are beginning to take shape for the ‘Metropolitan Express Service (SEM) of Lille’. The project in the French city on the border with Belgium is expected to cost 12 billion euros.

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12-billion-euro overhaul of major rail hub in France takes shape

Lille-Flandres train station (Photo: Jacek Wesolowski, Public Domain, Wikimedia)
Lille-Flandres train station (Photo: Jacek Wesolowski, Public Domain, Wikimedia) Public Domain

Following Macron’s announcement at the end of November to focus on the creation of the express regional network or ‘Réseau Express Régional’ (RERs) in the 10 largest French metropolises by 2040, studies are beginning to take shape for the ‘Metropolitan Express Service (SEM) of Lille’. The project in the French city on the border with Belgium is expected to cost 12 billion euros.

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Author: Emma Dailey

Emma Dailey is an editor at RailTech.com and RailTech.be.

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