Paris–Normandy new line
future French high-speed railway
The Ligne nouvelle Paris - Normandie (LNPN; English: "Paris – Normandy new line"), also known as the LGV Normandie (French: LGV for ligne à grande vitesse), is a planned French high-speed rail line project to link Paris and Normandy. Trains will run at 250 km/h (155 mph) with a new TGV station serving Rouen. The alignment was effectively abandoned in June 2025, though is claimed to remain a project of national interest.
Background
The 1991 diagram of the proposed LGV network already included the LGV Normandie. This was to begin in the Parisian far suburbs (near Achères) and would split into two branches near Mantes-la-Jolie; one leading towards Rouen, the other ending near Évreux. This project was abandoned due to profitability concerns (the cost of replacing the then Corails with TGVs would be high, whereas the time gain would be modest). The Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie regions would therefore have to content themselves with a more basic project improving the infrastructure of the "classic" line.
In 2009, the idea was reactivated with the Grand Paris: for some policy-makers, this line would better connect Paris to its "natural port", Le Havre, but still a "classic" TGV line wouldn't be appropriate enough. However, studies and the public debate showed that a new line was needed, especially to replace the current Paris - Mantes-la-Jolie line, which can't take more trains. The current Rouen-Rive-Droite station was already at the time deemed too small to appropriately receive all trains with only six tracks.
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