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Rail Europe Inc.: Rail Europe combines the maps, schedules and fares of 50 different train companies across Europe, creating one stop to plan and book European rail travel.
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Explore France and a little more of Europe, with Rail Europe: Make France the central destination for your next European trip. High-speed trains make it easy to explore France and its neighboring countries.

France is a top destination: France is one of the top five European destinations for Rail Europe's travelers.

Connecting France: High-speed TGV trains connect over 200 cities in and around France, covering approximately 1,178 miles.

Sightseeing in France: Rail Europe offers sightseeing activities in most popular French cities such as Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Avignon and more.

Convenience: Train travel offers fast, comfortable and convenient city-center to city-center connections.

Eco-friendly: High-speed trains are 3 times as energy efficient as regional trains, but even the slowest train is 25% more energy efficient than cars.

Market share: High-speed TGV trains have approximately 90% of the market share in France for journeys 2 hours or less in duration.

Fastest Train: TGV holds the world speed record set on April 3, 2007 traveling at 357 mph.

Speed: When not breaking world speed records, TGV trains transport travelers at approximately 200 mph.

Rail Europe Website [2]
Social media
Rail Europe Facebook [3]
Rail Europe Twitter [4]
Documents
Rail Europe Fast Facts [5]
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[1] https://us.media.france.fr/en/node/412 [2] http://www.raileurope.com [3] https://www.facebook.com/raileurope [4] https://twitter.com/raileurope [5] https://us.media.france.fr/sites/default/files/document/press_kit/2014%20Atout%20France%20Media%20Tour%20Rail%20Europe%20Fast%20Facts.pdf