Page: A well-organized area
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A dense rail network
There are 1,860 km of railway tracks running all the way across Lorraine. The region has frequent direct rail links to all major European cities.In 2007, the speed and frequency of these connections will be increased still further by the new generation Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV – High Speed Train), which is now even more modern and even faster. Metz and Nancy will then be just a 90-minute journey away from Paris and only 135 minutes from Frankfurt.
On a local level, the Métrolor, a regional express train, runs an hourly service from Nancy to Luxembourg via Metz.
Lorraine accounts for over 20% of SNCF (the French national rail company) freight and has the largest wagon marshalling yard in France at Woippy, connected to the main French and European marshalling yards. And this is not all: the only French exchange centre for containers and swap bodies for the whole of Europe is based at the marshalling yard in Metz-Sablon.
Finally, the Nancy-Nord Multimodal Logistics Platform, located near this marshalling yard, serves the whole of the Lorraine region as well as the three bordering countries.
Map showing the rail network in the Lorraine region (52 kb)
A top level motorway network
There are 1,870 km of motorways and A-roads criss-crossing Lorraine thus offering very fast connections both from east to west and from north to south, providing seamless access to all the countries of Europe.The A4 motorway crosses Lorraine from west to east, connecting Paris to Metz, Strasbourg, Sarrebruck, Berlin, Stuttgart and Vienna.
The A31 motorway which crosses Europe from north to south connects Brussels and Luxembourg to Metz and Nancy, with no tolls, then to Lyons, Marseilles, Barcelona and Milan.
The N4 A-road which connects Paris to Strasbourg via Nancy has four lanes over almost the entirety of its journey through Lorraine.
Map showing the infrastructures in Lorraine PDF
A highly developed river network
There are 689 km of navigable waterways and 36 river ports spread across Lorraine.A wide gauge river connection, the canalised part of the Moselle connects Lorraine to the main European waterways.
It also opens up the way for 1500-tonne barges (3000 t. in thrust), with no transfers, as far as the Rhine and the North Sea (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp). This wide gauge network is completed by a network of canals accessible to 300-tonne barges.
France's leading grain port is in Metz.
Map showing the hydrographic network in Lorraine (78 kb)
An international air service
Metz - Nancy - Lorraine airport offers numerous services flying to the main cities in France (Lyons, Marseilles, Nice, etc.)There are also various ways of travelling throughout Europe if you make the appropriate connections via Lyons or Marseilles.
On the other hand, Lorraine offers fast, easy access to the main international airports in Barcelone, Rome, Frankfurt, Brussels and Luxembourg.
In the Saar-Lor-Lux area, Luxembourg is a 40-minute journey away from Metz (50 km). Luxembourg/Findel is an international airport.
Acces website of Metz Nancy Airport
A network of multimodal logistical platforms: a full range of services
Lorraine has a network of high-performance logistics companies operating from various sites, in particular Eurotransit in Ennery, the Toulois industrial and logistical centre, the gateway to France distribution centre in Thionville or the multimodal platform in Nancy.Lorraine, a European logistical crossroads
PDF file: Carrefour.pdf (1.3 Mb)Source: site www.cr-lorraine.fr, Transports section
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