The French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which includes Lyon, said it is willing to cover the 20 million euros missing for the studies for the French access routes to the future Turin-Lyon railway. The region President,...Read more
The project for the Turin-Lyon railway continues to create controversies in France. The country is running the serious risk of missing out on key EU funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The Lyon-Turin Transalpine...Read more
The project of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel has taken another step towards completion. The contract for the excavations of the Italian side of the tunnel, running under the Mount Cenis, has been in fact assigned....Read more
A tender worth three billion euros was published in the Official Journal of the European Union for implementing railway and technological equipment in the Turin-Lyon tunnel. This tender does not only include the project and...Read more
After a few turbulent months, France is ready to invest up to three billion euros in the access routes to the Turin-Lyon tunnel, said the French Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune. He also pointed out...Read more
The debate about the Turin-Lyon railway is in a heated phase since France does not seem too keen on providing access routes to the tunnel from Lyon. Last week, 57 French senators sent a pledge...Read more
The French side of the project for the Turin-Lyon railway has been under the spotlight for possible significant delays in the construction of access lines to the tunnel from Lyon. In the latest development, 37...Read more
New access railway lines to the Turin-Lyon tunnel from Lyon might not be ready before 2045, more than a decade after the expected commissioning of the structure in 2032. This is because the French government...Read more
Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter was published in Reporterre, an...Read more
Drilling operations on the French side of the base tunnel for the Lyon-Turin railway have started on Thursday 8 December for the tunnel connecting Saint Jean de Maurienne and Saint Julien Montdenis. The 3-kilometre-long tunnel...Read more