jonhall Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I've going to be travelling from Strasbourg to Paris in a few weeks time, I believe this will be on the new high speed line, but as it dosn't appear on my M G Ball atlas (of 20 years ago) I was wondering can anyone point me in the direction of a map that shows the new route (or tell me where it joins the old route at either end) ? Â Thanks, Â Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I've going to be travelling from Strasbourg to Paris in a few weeks time, I believe this will be on the new high speed line, but as it dosn't appear on my M G Ball atlas (of 20 years ago) I was wondering can anyone point me in the direction of a map that shows the new route (or tell me where it joins the old route at either end) ? Â Thanks, Â Jon Jon, If you're travelling by LGV-Est, then this is the route:- http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/lvg_est/lvg_est1.html The route is quite a bit north of the 'classic' route, running through Champagne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 ... running through Champagne. wouldn't the train wash work better with fairy liquid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Jon, If you're travelling by LGV-Est, then this is the route:- http://www.railway-t...t/lvg_est1.html The route is quite a bit north of the 'classic' route, running through Champagne. Â Thanks - I've managed to trace it on Google maps, so I've drawn it in - classis French high speed - a very straight line through the moddle of nowhere.. Â Is the second stage actually being built? Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thanks - I've managed to trace it on Google maps, so I've drawn it in - classis French high speed - a very straight line through the moddle of nowhere.. Â Is the second stage actually being built? Jon As far as I'm aware, yes; there is a second route to Alsace under construction as well. This is the LGV Rhin- Rhone from Mulhouse, via Belfort, thence either via Dijon (for Paris) or Bourg-en-Bresse (for Lyon and the south). The eastern end is already complete, I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think Jon meant the section from Strasbourg to Baudrecourt, which AFAIK is under construction. The Rhin-Rhone route is separate and opened from near Belfort to near Dijon in December. The stagger via Dijon to join the LGV Sud and get a move on towards Paris is so frustrating! Â Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 If I may say so the Railway Technology map link gioven was a very poor map. Much better is the map from the official LGV Est web site: http://www.lgv-est.com/medias/pdf/medias1335.pdf  home page: http://www.lgv-est.com/index.php  If you are travelling on a Strasbourg - Paris TGV it will take the current TGV route for such trains which is the old line through the Vosges via Saverne and Sarrebourg (where it diverges from the old Strasbourg - Paris line on to the Metz line to reach Baudrecourt, where you will join high speed trackage on phase I of LGV Est (which incidentally is not 'new' as it opened in 2007).  If you sit on the left hand side of the train you will see construction of Phase 2 under way at the East end,just north of Vendenheim (not far out of Strasbourg) and where it crosses the old line (twice) that you will be travelling on.  See my pictures from June 2012: http://gwizz.zenfolio.com/alsacejune2012  The last four pictures in the above album show the Phase II work  To confirm, the reference to the LGV Rhin Rhone (Phase I near Dijon to just east of Belfort opened December 2011) is irrelevant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 If you sit on the left hand side of the train you will see construction of Phase 2 under way at the East end,just north of Vendenheim (not far out of Strasbourg) and where it crosses the old line (twice) that you will be travelling on. Â I fear I was either looking out of the wrong side, or perhaps starting to doze off at that point, so didn't notice any works this morning.. Â Thanks, Â Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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