LN1

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LN1 is the first French high-speed rail line (LGV Sud-Est), connecting Paris to Lyon and pioneering the TGV network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French high-speed rail line
high-speed rail line
railway infrastructure project
alsoKnownAs LN1
Ligne à grande vitesse Rhône-Alpes
surface form: Paris–Lyon high-speed line
belongsToCategory High-speed railway lines in France
TGV lines
builtBy SNCF
connectsCity Lyon
Paris
constructionStart 1976
country France
designedForService TGV
designStandard LGV design standards
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
electrificationSystem overhead catenary
engineeringFeature grade-separated junctions
large-radius curves for high-speed running
formsPartOfRoute Paris–Marseille TGV route
Paris–Nice TGV route
historicalSignificance first operational TGV high-speed corridor
infrastructureType dedicated high-speed passenger line
locatedInCorridor Paris–Marseille
surface form: Paris–Lyon–Mediterranean axis
maximumOperatingSpeed 270 km/h
300 km/h
notableImpact catalyst for expansion of European high-speed rail
reduced Paris–Lyon travel time
officialName Ligne à grande vitesse Rhône-Alpes
surface form: Ligne à Grande Vitesse Sud-Est
openedForService 1981
operator SNCF
owner SNCF Réseau
partOfNetwork TGV network
surface form: French high-speed rail network

TGV network
pioneeringRole first French high-speed rail line
prototype for later LGV lines
primaryRoute Paris–Lyon railway
surface form: Paris–Lyon
purpose high-speed intercity passenger transport
railGauge standard gauge
regionServed Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
safetySystem continuous cab signalling
shortName LGV Sud-Est
terminus Quartier Part-Dieu
surface form: Lyon-Part-Dieu

Gare de Lyon
surface form: Paris-Gare-de-Lyon
trackConfiguration double track
trafficType passenger
usesSignallingSystem TVM cab signalling

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