LGV Rhin-Rhône

LGV Rhin-Rhône
View of the line in Saulnot
Overview
StatusOperational, partly projected
OwnerSNCF Réseau
LocaleBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Termini
StationsBesançon Franche-Comté
Belfort – Montbéliard
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockTGV Duplex
TGV Sud-Est
TGV Réseau
TGV POS
History
Opened11 December 2011
Technical
Line length140 km (87 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed320 km/h (200 mph)
SignallingTVM 430
Route map

Line from Dijon
from Paris via west branch LGV Rhin-Rhône
0.0
to Vallorbe
8.3
River Saône
52.0
Besançon Franche-Comté TGV
57.1
to Besançon-Viotte
Line from Belfort
133.9
Belfort – Montbéliard TGV
to Delle
137.9
Line to Mulhouse
east branch LGV Rhin-Rhône to Mulhouse

The LGV Rhin-Rhône (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse; English: high-speed line) is a French high-speed rail line, the first in France to be presented as an inter-regional route rather than a link from the provinces to Paris, though it actually is used by some trains to/from Paris.

The completed section, referred to as the first phase of the eastern branch, is 140 km (87 mi) long, running from Villers-les-Pots, Côte-d'Or (east of Dijon) to Petit-Croix, Territoire de Belfort (east of Belfort). This section opened for service on 11 December 2011.