About the public rail network and train transport in France
Railway Services in France
France has an extensive railroad system
which includes High Speed, Long Distance, Regional, and Commuter trains.
The national network, known as SNCF has an excellent website
where all the services are laid out.
TGV high speed network website
is the place for information about the high speed rail network.
Some typical train journey times.
- Routes; Paris to Marseille -3 hrs.
- Routes; Lille to Marseille -4 hrs 30Mns.
- Routes; Paris to Lille -1 hrs.
- Routes; London to Paris. Journey time - 3 hrs.
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