LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire
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The LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (LGV BPL, English : Brittany–Loire Valley High-Speed Line) is a French high-speed rail line running between Connerré, Sarthe near Le Mans and Cesson-Sévigné, Ille-et-Vilaine near Rennes.
LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | SNCF Réseau |
Locale | Brittany and Pays de la Loire, France |
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Service | |
System | SNCF |
Operator(s) | SNCF |
History | |
Opened | 2 July 2017 |
Technical | |
Line length | 214 km (133 mi): 182 km (113 mi) (newly built) + 32 km (20 mi) (connection to existing network) |
Number of tracks | Double track |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz[1] |
Operating speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
Signalling | ERTMS level 2 |
Studied as early as 1996, processes towards LGV Brittany-Pays de la Loire commenced during 2005 with initial land acquisitions. Following agreements over its financing, an invitation to tender was issued by French infrastructure manager Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) during December 2008.
On 18 January 2011, an RFF spokesperson announced that Eiffage had been selected as the preferred bidder for the project. After the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique, it was only the second high-speed line to be developed through a public private partnership (PPP) arrangement in France.[2] On 27 July 2012, construction of the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire officially commenced. The completed line was opened on 2 July 2017 by President Emmanuel Macron; it is operated by TGV services provided by the SNCF, France's national railway company.