Paris-Lyon HS line to shut down for 4 days for ERTMS upgrade
One of Europe’s busiest rail routes, the Paris-Lyon high-speed line, is closing this weekend for four days as SNCF pushes ahead with its major upgrade to the new European standard ERTMS signalling system. Constituting a third of all of France’s high-speed rail traffic, the route’s closure will mean major rail disruptions. And while it signals a “crucial milestone” in the 820-million-euro project, the trains won’t actually be switching to the EU system for another six years. SNCF Réseau explains to RailTech exactly what’s happening and why it’s such big news for French rail.
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