High-speed route
TGV Paris–Luxembourg
Paris → Luxembourg · France · Luxembourg
TGV Paris–Luxembourg in pictures
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- Distance
- 385 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 178 km/h
- Top speed
- 320 km/h
- Operator
- SNCF Voyageurs ↗
- Train
- TGV inOui
- Countries
- France, Luxembourg
- In service since
- 2007
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The only direct rail link between the two capitals: 320 km/h across Champagne on the LGV Est, then down the Moselle past Metz’s golden cathedral.
How this line was checked
- The 375 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 8536526 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of TGV 2807
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the TGV Paris–Luxembourg?
The TGV Paris–Luxembourg runs 385 km from Paris to Luxembourg. It runs through France and Luxembourg.
How long does the TGV Paris–Luxembourg take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 10 min for the 385 km. That is an average of 178 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 320 km/h.
Who runs the TGV Paris–Luxembourg?
SNCF Voyageurs, with TGV inOui.
How old is the TGV Paris–Luxembourg?
The line has been in service since 2007. 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.
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