Future Public Transportation in France - Lgv Perpignan-Figueres, Lgv Sud Europe Atlantique, Angers Tramway, Lgv Rhin-Rhone (Paperback)

Chapters: Lgv Perpignan-figueres, Lgv Sud Europe Atlantique, Angers Tramway, Lgv Rhin-Rhone, Lgv Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, Lgv Normandie, Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Lgv Picardie, Lgv Poitiers-limoges, Paris Metro Lignes 3bis and 7bis Merge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The LGV Perpignan-Figueres is an international high speed rail line between France and Spain. The line will connect two cities on opposite sides of the border, Perpignan in Roussillon, France, and Figueres in Catalonia, Spain. It consists of a 44.4-kilometre (27.6 mi) line which crosses the FrenchSpanish border via the Perthus Tunnel, an 8.3-kilometre (5.2 mi) tunnel bored under the Perthus Pass. Construction of the line by the TP Ferro consortium began on 15 November 2004 and was completed on 17 February 2009, but no services run yet, as the station at Figueres in Spain is still under construction and because of the different gauge. The track on the new line will be standard gauge electrified to 25 kV 50 Hz, consistent with the French LGV and Spanish AVE high-speed rail networks. Traditional Spanish rail lines are broad gauge, so rail connections between France and Spain have involved a break-of-gauge. Passengers and cargo must either change trains, or the trains must pass through gauge-changing installations at the border. This line will be the first connection without a break-of-gauge and the first international connection to the AVE network. Another connection to France near the Atlantic coast in the Basque country is planned, and a link via Huesca is under study. Unlike other LGV and AVE lines built to date, the Perpignan-Figueres line will be open to both high-speed trains and freight, the maximum grade being limited to 1.2%. The contract to build the line was awarded on 17 Fe...http: //booksllc.net/?id=879787