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Also known as Train à Grande Vitesse
The TGV (; , , 'high-speed train') is France's intercity high-speed rail service. With commercial operating speeds of up to on the newer lines, the TGV was conceived at the same period as other technological projects such as the Ariane 1 rocket and Concorde supersonic airliner; sponsored by the Government of France, those funding programmes were known as ('national champion') policies. In 2025, the TGV network in France carried 168 million passengers.
The TGV is France's intercity high-speed rail service that operates at speeds up to those found on newer lines, originally developed as part of a broader French government initiative to advance national technology alongside projects like the Ariane rocket and Concorde airliner. In 2025, the TGV network transported 168 million passengers, making it a major transportation system in France.
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- TGV 2N2 at Gare de l'Est in Paris, 2013
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- high-speed train
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- France
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- Alstom
- Official website
- www.tgv.com
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- Deux TGV à Paris-Lyon.jpg
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- France
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- date of official opening
- 1981-09-27
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- DansLeTGV
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- Nez pointu
- inception
- 1981-09-27
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