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London and Madrid to be linked by high-speed train
Starting in 2012, travelers will be able to go from London to Madrid in eight hours thanks to a planned high-speed rail link. The service, organized by a French and Spanish consortium, will link Paris and Madrid. It's already quick and easy to get to Paris from London by taking the Eurostar. The trip lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Travelers will then have to change stations before heading out to Madrid, a trip that will take five and a half hours. There's discussion of including Lyon and Barcelona in the route. A high-speed route already links Madrid and Barcelona.
This is a joint operation between Renfe, the Spanish state train operator, and SNCF, its French counterpart. Each will have an equal stake. The system will have ten trains and be managed from Spain, which is already a leader in high-speed trains.
Filed under: Europe, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Transportation, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brent Schmidt Nov 28th 2009 3:00PM
Yet we're STILL waiting for one of these to be built from SoCal to Vegas... Or anywhere in the US for that matter.
Nick Nov 28th 2009 1:46PM
Although we love to use the very efficient and awesome public transport (eg. high-speed rails) on our European vacations, why are we unable to replicate the same here in the US? Folks need to bring a whole lot more pressure on our lawmakers. Using inefficient and polluting personal cars is so not 21st century.. high-efficiency public transport will be the name of the game in the future. this country is already behind in the game.
Terry Banham Mar 1st 2010 1:05AM
Too many oilmen in the states, i certainly endorse the rest of your comments.
ljbad4life Dec 1st 2009 5:27PM
I took the euro star from london to paris and it was a fantastic ride. Getting aboard wasn't the hassle of getting to the airport. I simply took the metro then hopped on the Eurostar. Samething happened when I arrived in Paris... arrived right on the same metro line as my hotel and only a mie away! I've also rode the Acela from Boston to NYC. In terms of speed the Acela can hit the same speed, but can't hold it due to the bends in the tracks. We can do it here in the usa, but many people won't be happy. New tracks that are straighter are going to HAVE to be built. A specific highspeed only line so that the cap of 150mph can be lifted.