Marseilles-Frankfurt, direct with Euroduplex !

Entry into revenue service of the new international FrankfurtMarseilles connection is effective since 23 March. The Alstom very high-speed train Euroduplex will make two daily round-trips on this line. This is the first direct high-speed commercial service between the South of France and Frankfurt. It will be operated by the SNCF and the DB.

This connection can now enter service thanks to the certification of Euroduplex for the entire German network, obtained on 13 March.

It signifies that the train sets comply with Interoperability Technical Standards - ITS (15 KV voltage, LZB/PZB equipment, breaking, reception quality) and meet the specific German reference requirements (mechanical gauge, electromagnetic disturbance level, reception quality,  arrangements for passengers with reduced mobility, .).

Since its launch in 1996, Duplex has covered nearly 500 million kilometres, in complete reliability and safety. The next generation Euroduplex has enhanced performance and comfort levels. Euroduplex is the only interoperable double-decker high-speed train able to run on European networks transporting up to 1,020 passengers (multiple units) at 320 km/h in complete safety.

High-capacity, comfortable and interoperable

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