[2] The opening of the LGV Est high speed line from Paris to Baudrecourt in Lorraine in 2007 has decreased the importance of the section Paris–Sarrebourg for passenger traffic.

The main stations along this section are Meaux, Château-Thierry, Épernay, Châlons-en-Champagne and Vitry-le-François.

After Vitry, it continues east, following the small rivers Saulx and Ornain upstream.

It continues east through Sarrebourg, and crosses the main Vosges Mountains ridge near Saverne.

It descends along the small river Zorn until Brumath, where it turns south and enters the agglomeration of Strasbourg.