LGV Méditerranée

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high-speed rail line railway infrastructure project

LGV Méditerranée is a French high-speed rail line that extends the TGV network from the Lyon region toward the Mediterranean coast, significantly reducing travel times to cities such as Marseille.

Aliases (1)

Mediterranean corridor ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed rail line → railway infrastructure project →
category	High-speed railway lines in France →
connectedLine	LGV Rhône-Alpes →
connectsFrom	Lyon region →
connectsTo	Marseille → Mediterranean coast → Montpellier (via connections) → Nîmes →
constructionStart	1990s →
country	France →
designedBy	French engineering consortia under SNCF direction →
designedFor	TGV trains →
electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz overhead line →
endPoint	Marseille-Saint-Charles area →
fundingModel	publicly funded infrastructure →
gauge	standard gauge →
hasStation	Aix-en-Provence TGV station → Avignon TGV station → Valence TGV station →
hasStructure	tunnels → viaducts →
languageOfName	French →
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Occitanie → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur →
maximumSpeed	320 km/h →
nameMeaning	Mediterranean high-speed line →
notableImpact	significant reduction of Paris–Marseille journey time →
opened	2001 →
operator	SNCF Réseau →
owner	French state (via SNCF Réseau) →
partOf	French TGV network → Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network →
purpose	increase capacity on the Paris–Lyon–Marseille corridor → reduce travel time between Paris and Marseille →
railwaySignalling	TVM cab signalling →
regionServed	Provence → Rhône valley →
safetySystem	ERTMS (on some sections or planned) →
startPoint	Valence TGV area →
terrainCrossed	Provençal hills → Rhône valley plains →
trackConfiguration	double track →
usedByService	TGV Ouigo → TGV inOui →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
LGV Sud-Est →	connectsTo
Occitanie →	hasHighSpeedRail
Paris–Marseille railway →	linkedTo
Gare de Lyon →	railwayLineServed
LGV Sud-Est ("Mediterranean corridor") →	servesDirection
TGV Réseau →	usedOn
TGV Duplex →	usedOnLine
TGV →	usesInfrastructure