We come bearing good news for travel lovers! The European Commission has unveiled plans to connect remote cities of Europe with a new high-speed train network, making travel faster and smoother across the continent. The first lines are expected to be operational by 2030, with more routes to follow by 2040. Scroll on to know more about this.
Europe To Get A New-High Speed Train By 2040
We have either seen in movies or experienced in person how trains connect several famous cities across Europe. However, high-speed trains are limited to popular cities of Spain, France, Italy and Germany. This will change soon! According to Euronews, Europe is set to revolutionise train travel with a new €550 billion high-speed rail network by 2040.
With this new plan, the EU aims to connect cities across Central and Eastern Europe through high-speed trains–enhancing connectivity, cutting travel times, and making train journeys across the continent more affordable. The project aims to make train travel affordable and faster for travellers.
Proposed Routes For This New Project
As per the Euronews report, the new high-speed train routes in Europe will connect major European cities and slash travel times in the next two decades. Here’s a look at some of the proposed routes and their expected travel times on the upcoming high-speed trains –
1. Tallinn (Estonia) to Warsaw (Poland): To stop in Riga and Vilnius, with a total travel time of 7 hours and 40 minutes
2. Lisbon (Portugal) to Paris (France): Train to travel via Madrid (Spain) with a total travel time of 9 hours.
3. Copenhagen (Denmark) to Berlin (Germany) – Journey to take 4 hours, instead of 7.
4. Paris (France) to Rome (Italy) – Travel time to go down from 10 hours 50 minutes to 8 hours 45 minutes with the proposed high-speed train in Europe.
5. Vienna (Austria) to Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Travel time to go from over 6 hours to 4 hours and 30 minutes.
6. Prague (Czech Republic) to Vienna (Austria) – Train travel time to go down to 2 hours 15 minutes from the current 4.
7. Vienna (Austria) to Warsaw (Poland) – New high-speed trains in Europe to take 4 hours 15 minutes, instead of 7 hours 30 minutes.
8. Sofia (Bulgaria) to Athens (Greece) – Travel time to be 6 hours, instead of the current 14.
9. Budapest (Hungary) to Vienna (Austria) – Travel time to cut from 2 hours 40 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes.
10. Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania) – New trains to slash travel time from 15 hours to just over 6 hours.
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More details about this proposed high-speed train network in Europe are awaited.
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