France celebrates 40 years of TGV

Félix Bouland

September 17, 2021

Since its launch, popularity of the TGV has grown from 7,2 million passengers in 1982 to 20,1 million in 1991, and 40,8 million in 2012 /SNCF

On 22 September 1981, French President François Mitterrand inaugurated the first high-speed rail TGV connection between Paris and Lyon. Sin
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