Tickets now on sale for Europe's 'newest and fastest' high-speed rail link
Tickets are now sale for the launch of the TGV railway company's new eastern network, which promises to be the fastest rail network in Europe.
Travel times between approximately 20 destinations in France could be cut by between a third and a half, while the speed of services to other parts of the country, such as Nantes, Lille and Bordeaux, will also increase.
Indeed, TGV is confident that the expansion will prove to be a big success, as it has predicted a 65% increase in rail travel, as people eschew airliners and become more enamoured with the efficiency of new rail services.
Fabrice Morel, president and chief executive offer of Rail Europe, explained: "These predictions are in line with what has historically happened whenever a high-speed rail line is launched."
The trains will travel at 199 mph, which is faster than any train network in Europe - including the UK, where high-speed trains have a limit of 150 mph.
Last month, a modified TGV train broke the world's speed record for a locomotive on conventional rails, reaching 356 mph.
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