New high-speed rail link set to be built between Paris and Madrid
Passengers will continue their journey on from the Eurostar to reach Madrid
Madrid is set to join Paris in becoming just a train ride away from London.
A new high-speed rail link run by a joint company formed of Spain’s rail operator Renfe and France’s SNCF is expected to begin service in 2012. It means the Spanish capital will only be eight hours away from St Pancras station. Passengers taking the Eurostar to Paris will change at Gare du Nord to continue their journey on to Madrid. The journey time between the two capitals is expected to be between five hours 30 minutes and six hours, depending on whether the service is direct or stops at Lyon or Barcelona. Although a flight between London and Madrid is shorter at two hours 20 minutes, several hours are added to account for airport security and travel to and from the city centres. The rail industry hopes that this development, and several others around Europe, will attract customers irritated by the hassle of plane travel and airports. Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, has said he believes rail travel should replace short-haul air travel as the train is seen as more environmentally friendly. Direct services to Cologne and Frankfurt from London are also expected to be on offer by 2012, with German train company Deutsche Bahn, in talks with Eurotunnel about plans to bring its trains to Britain.
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2010 02 24
It goes through the Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel for short. It is between Dover and Calais. There is a debate as to whether it is the longest underwater tunnel, because the Japanese recently built one between Honshu and Hokkaido which is about the same size.
Ya The bullet train was made of welded steel constructions, newer models are made of aluminum alloy. Capable of up to 275 mph. And newer ones to go faster.
It would a nice gift for London in 2012, The London folk would get a fast and environment friendly transport.
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Rob
2010 03 03
Its will save enough time and we all know that time is very precious for all of us. Its will take some more time to come on ground, we all are waiting for it. Thanks for this informative article.
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ellina
2010 05 08
They are all fantastic cities and I would try to divide my time as equally as possible between them.This is really great information.This train will reduce the traveling time..
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2010 06 25
The train tickets cost as much as plane tickets — about $200 one way, at the moment — although cheaper advance fares can be found on the Internet. AVE offers assigned reclining seats, computer outlets, movies, headsets, good food and even gloved attendants.Truckload carriers..
Passengers will continue their journey on from the Eurostar to reach Madrid
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