{"id":157565,"date":"2024-12-13T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=58538"},"modified":"2024-12-13T19:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:55:15","slug":"france-chooses-broad-profile-option-for-access-to-lyon-turin-rail-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=157565","title":{"rendered":"France chooses \ufeff\u2019broad profile\u2019 option for access to Lyon-Turin rail link"},"content":{"rendered":"

France has officially decided on the ‘broad profile’ (grand gabarit in French) option for the access to the future Lyon-Turin rail link. This choice will entail the construction of new tunnels, the State Prefect for the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne Alpes region, Fabienne Buccio, announced earlier this week.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The development of rail freight is one of the key elements that is driving the Franco-Italian project whose origins date back more than 30 years. However, the new initiative is contested by environmental activists who claim it will have a detrimental impact on the Alps while also pointing to its \u201cpharaonic\u201d cost.<\/p>\n

Three options were being considered for the 120-150 kilometres of track between Lyon and the entrance to the cross-border tunnel, which is currently being bored under Mont-Cenis in the Alps. The broad profile option involves transporting freight \u2013 up to 28 million tonnes a year \u2013 through tunnels under the Chartreuse and Belledonne mountain ranges, rather than through the valleys.<\/p>\n