Bump in the road for 14 billion euro SNCF Réseau high-speed project

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Bordeaux Saint-Jean SNCF train station (Shutterstock)

SNCF Réseau needs the green light from the French environmental agency before breaking ground on the construction of a 14 billion euro project, extending the high-speed track linking Paris to Bordeaux on two new lines. However, the governmental organisation not only rejected the application but also delivered a harsh critique of SNCF Réseau’s proposal.

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Bump in the road for 14 billion euro SNCF Réseau high-speed project

Bordeaux saint-jean train station (Shutterstock)
Bordeaux Saint-Jean SNCF train station (Shutterstock)

SNCF Réseau needs the green light from the French environmental agency before breaking ground on the construction of a 14 billion euro project, extending the high-speed track linking Paris to Bordeaux on two new lines. However, the governmental organisation not only rejected the application but also delivered a harsh critique of SNCF Réseau’s proposal.

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Author: Emma Dailey

Emma Dailey is an editor at RailTech.com and RailTech.be.

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Related posts

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The battle for budget rail in Spain continues. French high-speed train operator Ouigo has launched an offer of 10,000 tickets at just one euro, much to the anger…
HS2: cancellation of Euston extension overruled in UK Budget

There’s a new UK Budget and there’s some big news for British rail. Finance minister Rachel Reeves has said the southern leg of the HS2 railway line should…
‘Now or never’: RIA urges Chancellor to back rail in Budget

It’s budget time in the UK, and the country’s top rail lobby, the Railway Industry Association (RIA), has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to “bring forward a steady…
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The Cambrian line in Wales, the first rail route in the UK to be equipped with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), is set to open for…

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