The wait is far too long for the socialist mayor of Nancy Mathieu Klein. With his counterparts in Dijon and Lyon, he is asking this Friday for the reopening of the TGV line linking these three major cities, 4 years after closing for works. The decision of 2018 had actually been launched for 5 years because of the saturation of the exchange hub of the Lyon Part-Dieu station. But the reopening appears today “hypothetical“according to elected officials.
We find ourselves today in an anachronistic situation
If the situation becomes unacceptable for the mayors, it is because today, faced with this bad connection, the car has regained importance. “We find ourselves today in an anachronistic situation where the car has become the most competitive transport solution to connect Nancy to Lyon, even though the rail infrastructure exists.“, they specify. It actually takes 4h50 to make the trip by TER against 3h45 by car.
A reopening therefore which becomes essential while according to the letter, freight activity continues still today on this same line. “The only direct train from Nancy takes 5h45 via Strasbourg and the Rhine Valley. The TGV passing through Paris offer a time of 4h30 but with a Parisian connection, unattractive for people with reduced mobility or with heavy luggage.“, they describe.
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