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Re:Why Are U.S. Transit Projects So Costly? This Group Is on... by willyt on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:22PM (#33566280)
Paris-Bordeaux was €15m per mile for electrified 200mph capable line. $20m / mile doesn't sound amazing for a non electrified line that operates at 79mph now and might have sections that operate at 125mph in the future.
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Re:Why Are U.S. Transit Projects So Costly? This Group Is on... by eigen on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:52PM (#33566651)
> Paris-Bordeaux was €15m per mile for electrified 200mph capable line.

is that the LGV Sud Europe Atlantique between Tours and Bordeaux that opened in 2017? looks like thats €9B for 188 miles new track or €47M per mile.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGV_Sud_Europe_Atlantique

> The consortium invested €3.8 billion, French government, local authorities and the European Union paid €3 billion and €1 billion was contributed by SNCF Réseau (subsidiary of SNCF). Another €1.2 billion was spent by SNCF Réseau on the construction of interconnecting lines, control centres, capacity enhancements at Bordeaux and remodelling the track layout at Gare Montparnasse.

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