CDG Express
{{Short description|Planned railway line in Paris, France}}
{{Update|reason=already under construction|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| start = Gare de l'Est
| end = Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station
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| planopen = early 2027
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| owner = SNCF and Paris Aéroport
| operator = Hello Paris (Keolis and RATP Group)
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| stock = Alstom Coradia Liner
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CDG Express is a railway line currently under construction. It will connect Gare de l'Est in Paris and Charles de Gaulle Airport, aiming to alleviate congestion on the existing RER B line. Originally planned for 2006, the opening was pushed back several times, most recently to early 2027. Upon completion, passengers can expect to travel between the airport and Gare de l'Est in just 20 minutes, covering a distance of {{Convert|32|km}}.
History
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In June 2000, SNCF, Réseau Ferré de France and Aéroports de Paris formed CDG-Express, a groupement d'intérêt économique, to develop a high-speed rail link from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport. It was proposed to open in 2006.{{Cite news |date=1 July 2000 |title=Roissy – CDG link deal |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/roissy-cdg-link-deal.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121220425/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/roissy-cdg-link-deal.html |archive-date=21 November 2018 |work=Railway Gazette International}}
In July 2008, a consortium of Vinci, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Axa and Keolis was selected to finance, build and manage the line with a scheduled 2013 opening.{{Cite news |date=2 July 2008 |title=Preferred bidder selected for CDG Express concession |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/preferred-bidder-selected-for-cdg-express-concession.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121150302/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/preferred-bidder-selected-for-cdg-express-concession.html |archive-date=21 November 2018 |work=Railway Gazette International}} However the project stalled, until it was relaunched in January 2014.{{Cite news |date=24 January 2014 |title=Charles-de-Gaulle Airport rail link project relaunched |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/charles-de-gaulle-airport-rail-link-project-relaunched.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121201740/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/charles-de-gaulle-airport-rail-link-project-relaunched.html |archive-date=21 November 2018 |work=Railway Gazette International}}
In 2014, a 50:50 joint venture between SNCF and Paris Aéroport was supposed to build and manage the line.{{Cite news |date=26 June 2017 |title=Charles-de-Gaulle Airport rail linking funding model approved |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/charles-de-gaulle-airport-rail-linking-funding-model-approved.html |work=Railway Gazette International |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121163158/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/charles-de-gaulle-airport-rail-linking-funding-model-approved.html |url-status=dead }} Subsequently an updated DUP (Declaration of Public Utility) was granted and an government loan of 1.7 Mio. Euro approved. Upon those decisions a group of SNCF Réseau, Groupe ADP and Caisse des dépôts et consignations was formed that contributes in equal share the equity capital of 450 to 500 Mio. Euro. The group adopted the CDG Express nomenclature in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/paris-cdg-express-airport-train-delayed-to-2027/67570.article |title= Paris CDG Express airport train delayed to 2027 |author= Railway Gazette International |date=2024-10-10 |website= |publisher= |access-date=2025-02-11 |language=en |quote=}} In November 2018, the company Hello Paris, a Keolis and RATP Group joint venture, was selected to operate the line for 15 years from January 2024 with a fleet of Alstom Coradia Liners.{{Cite news |date=20 November 2018 |title=Operator selected for CDG Express airport rail link |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/cdg-express-operator-selected.html |work=Railway Gazette International |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=24 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124124326/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/cdg-express-operator-selected.html |url-status=dead }}
On 29 May 2019, transport minister Élisabeth Borne announced the CDG Express would be delayed to late 2025,{{cite news| title=La future ligne de train CDG Express ne sera finalement pas en service pour les JO de 2024| date=29 May 2019| url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/05/29/charles-de-gaulle-express-le-gouvernement-renonce-a-la-mise-en-service-de-la-ligne-de-train-d-ici-aux-jo-de-2024_5469150_3234.html| language=fr| trans-title=The planned CDG Express train line will ultimately not be operational for the 2024 Olympic Games| newspaper=Le Monde| last=Allix| first=Grégoire| access-date=12 October 2020}} after the 2024 Summer Olympics, in order to focus on other infrastructure works in the northern suburbs of Paris.{{cite news| language=fr| last1=Vigoureux| first1=Thierry| title=Le CDG Express sur une voie de garage| trans-title=The CDG Express on a siding| url=https://www.lepoint.fr/economie/le-cdg-express-sur-une-voie-de-garage-30-05-2019-2316031_28.php| journal=Le Point| date=30 May 2019| access-date=30 May 2019}}{{cite news| language=fr| title=Le CDG Express reporté à «fin 2025», annonce la ministre des Transports| trans-title=The CDG Express postponed to "end of 2025", announces the Minister of Transport| url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/le-cdg-express-reporte-fin-2025-annonce-la-ministre-des-transports-20190529| date=29 May 2019| newspaper=Le Figaro| agency=Agence France-Presse| access-date=30 May 2019}}
Commissioning with opening to the public is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |author= Martine Bréson |title=EN IMAGES – Le chantier du CDG Express avance, mise en service prévue début 2027 |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/transports/en-images-le-chantier-du-cdg-express-avance-mise-en-service-prevue-debut-2027-1655998477 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}} The fare is expected to be set at {{€|24|link=yes}}.{{cite web |title=Transport: full steam ahead for the CDG Express project |url=https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/transport-full-steam-ahead-for-the-cdg-express-project |website=Government of France |accessdate=17 April 2019}}
Description
CDG Express is expected to offer a 20-minute non-stop ride every 15 minutes from 5am to midnight. The new line is expected to take airline customers off RER B (with which it will share some tracks), making room for local passengers, and divert 15% of airport automobile trips to rail.{{cite web|title=Qu'est-ce que le projet CDG Express ?|url=https://cdgexpress.com/fr/le-projet-cdg-express|access-date=2021-01-25|website=cdgexpress.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127140407/https://cdgexpress.com/fr/le-projet-cdg-express |archive-date=2023-01-27 |url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|cdgexpress.com}} {{in lang|fr}}
{{Keolis}}
{{Paris Transport Network}}
{{RATP Group}}
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Category:Charles de Gaulle Airport