TGV
State-owned intercity high-speed rail service of France
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| 2025 | Expected entry into service of the Avelia Liberty (Acela II), a new high-speed train for the United States that will replace the original Acela Express. |
| 2025 | Expected entry into service of the TGV M (Avelia Horizon), the latest generation of TGV train. |
| 2024 | Planned start of delivery for the newly ordered TGV M Avelia Horizon trainsets. |
| July 26 2024 | TGV suffered a major arson attack on the opening day of the 2024 Olympics, resulting in at least 800,000 people being affected and 25% of Eurostar trains being canceled. |
| January 2024 |
Thalys
Planned completion of Thalys service rebranding under Eurostar.
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| 2023 | TGV network in France carries 122 million passengers. |
| September 29 2023 |
Thalys
Thalys services officially renamed and now operate under the Eurostar name (sometimes referred to as Eurostar Red).
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| April 2022 |
Thalys
Thalys services began to be operated by the Eurostar Group.
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| March 28 2022 |
Thalys
European Commission approved the merger between Thalys and Eurostar.
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| October 2021 |
Thalys
Announced intention to rebrand all Thalys services under the Eurostar name upon merger completion.
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| June 2021 | TGV network had approximately 2,800 kilometers of high-speed lines (LGV) in operation, with four additional line sections under construction, forming four routes radiating from Paris. |
| 2020 | Continuation of TGV 01's farewell service tour, commemorating the end of the Sud-Est fleet's operational history. |
| September 2020 |
Thalys
The merger between Thalys and Eurostar International was officially confirmed.
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| February 2020 |
Thalys
Thalys launched 'My Driver by Thalys', a first-and-last mile travel service allowing passengers to choose from around 50 local taxi fleets to complete their rail journeys.
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| 2019 | TGV 01 (nicknamed Patrick), the first TGV train, began its farewell service tour, showcasing all three historical liveries. |
| December 2019 | Retirement of the TGV Sud-Est train model. |
| September 2019 |
Thalys
Plan announced to merge Thalys with Eurostar cross-Channel high-speed train operator.
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| 2018 | Morocco opened Al-Boraq, a high-speed railway line between Tangier and Casablanca, using TGV Euroduplex trains under a €2 billion contract with Alstom. |
| July 2018 | SNCF placed an order for 100 TGV M Avelia Horizon trainsets, marking a significant procurement of new high-speed train technology with each 8-car set expected to cost €25 million. |
| April 3 2018 | First twice-daily London-Amsterdam service launched, with an initial travel time of 3 hours 47 minutes. |
| March 21 2016 |
Thalys
Services in Germany extended to Dortmund.
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| 2015 | Mail-carrying TGV half-sets in yellow livery were phased out. |
| July 9 2015 |
Thalys
Thalys opened a new lounge at Paris' Gare du Nord, offering services for My Thalys World membership holders, including free WiFi, luggage storage, and a meeting room for business travelers.
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| June 2015 | Retirement of the TGV La Poste train variant. |
| March 30 2015 |
Thalys
Thalys was restructured as a conventional train operating company, becoming less dependent on SNCF and NMBS/SNCB.
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| April 12 2014 |
Thalys
Launched regular service between Lille Europe and Amsterdam Centraal.
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| 2011 | First Euroduplex (TGV 2N2) train manufactured, representing an upgrade to the TGV Duplex model. |
| October 30 2011 |
Thalys
One return journey to Brussels was extended to Brussels National Airport.
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| August 29 2011 |
Thalys
One return journey to Cologne was extended to Essen Hauptbahnhof.
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| August 24 2010 |
Thalys
Thalys introduced a €7 supplement for tickets purchased at SNCB/NMBS ticket offices at train stations, due to a reduction in sales fees paid to the Belgian rail company.
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