New 14-billion-euro French high-speed train project taking shape
Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station (Photo: CCASA4.0I, Chabe01, Wikimedia)
A major rail project in the southwest of France, also called ‘grand projet ferroviaire du Sud-Ouest’ (GPSO), will extend the high-speed track linking Paris to Bordeaux on two new lines: Bordeaux-Toulouse and Bordeaux-Dax. SNCF Réseau expects 5 million additional passengers per year on these lines. Work on this 14-billion-euro project will start at the end of the year.
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