Article: Growth in Ridership, Market Share, Services Continues On France's Newest High-Speed Rail Line, TGV Mediterranee; More Than 90% of Trains Operate Within 10 Minutes of Schedule.

Article: TGV Med blazes a swift new trail to Marseilles
The Scotsman;  June 8, 2001 ;     536 words ... ... hours if Britain ever introduces a high-speed rail link. The TGV Med left the Gare de Lyon in rainy Paris seven minutes late because ... GBP 50, weekends in July are sold out. SNCF estimates the TGV Med will cut Air France's business between Paris and the Mediterranean ...

Article: TGV-Med Tracklaying Starts.(Brief Article)
International Railway Journal;  July 1, 1999 ;     607 words ...TRACK laying for the TGV Mediterranee high-speed line in southern France was officially launched on June 3 by Mr Louis Gallois, president of French National Railways (SNCF), and Mr Claude Martinand, president of French Rail Network (RFF), who welded the first two rails. Track laying is being

Article: TGV Med Traffic Exceeds Forecast. (World Report).
International Railway Journal;  September 1, 2001 ;     514 words ...FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has announced that TGV Mediterranee, which opened on June 7 (IRJ July p6), carried more than 2.5 million passengers during its first two months of operation. This represents a 35% increase over the same period last year and is higher than SNCF's original forecasts.

Article: TGV sets new record as TGV med open a Blaza of ...
International Railway Journal;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...TGV set a new world high-speed endurance record on May 26. This was just a few days ahead of the official opening by President Jacques Chirac of France of the 250km TGV Mediterranee, prior to the launch of public services three days later. AN eight-year-old TGV that has already covered 2.5 million

Article: New TGV Mediterranee Rail Service in South of France Offers ...
PR Newswire;  April 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Schedules of the new TGV Med are available on the Rail Europe Web site, www ... mandatory on TGV Med trains. To ... travel agent or Rail Europe at 877-2TGVMED ... download from the Rail Europe Web site at ... before and after TGV Med begins (June ...

Article: Singapore hotel keeps business guests online.(Travel)
The Boston Herald;  August 30, 2001 ;     678 words ... ... about $80. If you're a senior and buy a senior discount pass, it can be half that. For tickets, call Rail Europe at (877) 2-TGV-MED or go to www.raileurope.com or www.scnf.com. Have a travel question? George Hobica can be reached ...

Article: France to add high-speed train service from Paris to points ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Beginning June 10, TGV Med is scheduled ... route, which Rail Europe says is the ... expand to six. Rail Europe said travel ... or less after TGV Med starts operating ... Schedules of the new TGV Med are available on the Rail Europe Web site, www ...