TGV inOui Paris–Bordeaux

The LGV Sud Europe Atlantique put Bordeaux’s vineyards two hours from Paris, and emptied the air shuttle.

Since the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique opened in July 2017, Bordeaux has sat two hours from Paris: close enough that the city’s riverfront boomed with Parisian arrivals. The route leaves Montparnasse, skims past Tours and the Loire, then runs 302 km of new line across the Poitou farmland with barely a curve worth slowing for. The finish is Saint-Jean station’s 1898 ironwork, a tram ride from the Cité du Vin and the Garonne quays.

Along the way

• Loire valley edge at Tours
• Poitou-Charentes farmland at 320 km/h
• Angoulême’s hilltop old town
• Garonne approach
• Bordeaux Saint-Jean’s 1898 hall

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 5928800 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of TGV 8531
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the TGV inOui?

The TGV inOui runs 537 km from Paris to Bordeaux.

How long does the TGV inOui take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 04 min for the 537 km. That is an average of 260 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 320 km/h.

Who runs the TGV inOui?

SNCF Voyageurs, with TGV Duplex.

How old is the TGV inOui?

The line has been in service since 2017. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the TGV inOui run?

Hourly or better.

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