FRANCE: A 5·5 km extension of Bordeaux tram Line D was opened on February 29, connecting Mairie du Bouscat to Eysines Cantinolle.
The €250m project included nine stops and two car parks, which have all entered opened on the same day.
Line D now runs 9·8 km from Carle Vernet to Eysines Cantinolle, including 4 km which is shared with Line C.
A further extension of Line D northwest towards Le Taillan-Médoc and Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is currently being planned, with a target opening date of 2024.
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SNCF Réseau has estimated that TGVs could link Toulouse with Paris in just over 3 h using the Tours - Bordeaux high speed line which opened in July 2017. FRANCE: Construction of the 222 km high speed line from Bordeaux to Toulouse may start in two ...
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