Travel Departures: Lyon bypass
Friday 08 July 1994 23:02 BST
CommentsSO successful is the French high-speed train network that it has begun to require bypasses. This week a loop around Lyon was opened, accelerating trains on the way to the Mediterranean. The 540 miles from Paris to Marseilles is now covered in just over four hours.
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