Rail transport in France

Rail transport in France

The French railway network, as administered by Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), disposes (June 2007) of a network of commercially usable lines of km to mi|29213|wiki=yes, out of which km to mi|15141|abbr=yes is electrified. km to mi|1876|abbr=yes of those are high speed lines (LGV), km to mi|16445|abbr=yes dispose of two or more tracks. km to mi|5905|abbr=yes are supplied with 1,500 V DC, km to mi|9113|abbr=yes with 25 kV AC at 50 Hz. km to mi|122|abbr=yes are electrified by third rail or other means [http://www.rff.fr/pages/reseau/inventaire_reseau.asp?lg=en RFF Website "Network inventory"] ] .

ee also

*History of rail transport in France
*Transport in France

References

External links

* [http://www.rff.fr RFF - Réseau Ferré de France. Updated in June 2007]


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