Based on the discussion below this tweet and a question from @mattpoole2011, I wondered:
What would be the fastest Paris-Barcelona TGV?
Using current infrastructure
And with a stop pattern that works
The answer: 5 hours 56 mins
What would be the fastest Paris-Barcelona TGV?
Using current infrastructure
And with a stop pattern that works
The answer: 5 hours 56 mins
https://twitter.com/jonworth/status/1478375740932567046
How do you do it?
Eliminate stops in Valence TGV, Sète, Agde, Béziers and Narbonne
Stop in Nîmes Pont du Gard (not Nîmes) and Montpellier Sud de France (not St Roch)
Shave 5 mins off the Perpignan stop
Eliminate stops in Valence TGV, Sète, Agde, Béziers and Narbonne
Stop in Nîmes Pont du Gard (not Nîmes) and Montpellier Sud de France (not St Roch)
Shave 5 mins off the Perpignan stop
"But what about those stops?" I hear you cry - well connect those with either other TGVs, or with Intercités or TERs - to allow a connection in Perpignan for Barcelona - that's how Deutsche Bahn would do it!
"But what about paths for this?" I hear the rail nerds cry - sure, I don't know if a path for this would be possible to find. Perhaps the time saving would be quite a bit less
But the crux is this: bringing the Paris-Barcelona TGV trip time down to 6 hours looks like its doable *with no new infrastructure*, just better paths, routing and timetable
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