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Beckerich, Christophe. Benoit, Sylvie. Delaplace, Marie.

In addition to HSTs, this central station is still served by conventional trains and regional
express trains (TERs), as well as the city tram network, which has been in operation since 2011,
four years after the arrival of the HSR service.
Champagne‐Ardenne station is 40 minutes from Paris by HST, with six round trips per day. It also
offers links to other French destinations on the high‐speed network (Table 2), including Paris
Charles de Gaulle airport, and, to a more limited extent, international connections (Brussels
and Luxembourg).

Table 2. Modification of journey times from both Reims stations to major cities in
France since 2007
5

Before 10 June 2007 After 10 June 2007 Time saved

Paris Gare de l’Est
(from Reims central) 1 h 35 min 45 min 50 min
Paris Gare de l’Est
(from Champagne‐
Ardenne, the peripheral Not served 40 min New service
station)
Meuse TGV station Not served 30 min New service
Lorraine TGV station Not served 40 min New service
Metz 3 h 10 min (direct) 47 min 2 h 23 min

30 min + change in Épernay 1 h 55 min, reduced to 1 h 20 min,increased to
Strasbourg (15 min) + 2 h 30 min = 1 h 17 min since 1 h 55 min since
3 h 15 min July 2016 July 2016

Marne‐la‐Vallée Chessy Not served 30 min New service
Paris Charles de Gaulle Not served 30 min New service
airport
1 h 35 min + transfer in Paris
Lille (45 min) + 1 h 05 min = 1 h 25 min 2 h 00 min
3 h 25 min
1 h 35 min + transfer in Paris
Nantes (45 min) + 2 h 15 min = 3 h 15 min 1 h 20 min
4 h 35 min

1 h 35 min + transfer in Paris 3 h 15 min reduced to 1 h 10 min increased to
Rennes (45 min) + 2 h 05 min = 2 h 46 min 1 h 39 min
4 h 25 min since july 2017 since July 2017

1 h 35 min + transfer in Paris 4 h 25 4h 8 min reduced 1 h 10 min to
Bordeaux (45 min)+ 3 h 15 min = to min since july 2017 1 h 27 min since
5 h 30 min July 2017

Luxembourg Not directly served 1 h 31 min New service
Brussels Not directly served 2 h 14 min New service

Source: authors’ own work, adapted from SNCF data.

5 Champagne‐Ardenne station is also served by some regional express trains.

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