Paris – Normandy new line

This project was abandoned due to profitability concerns (the cost of replacing the then Corails with TGVs would be high, whereas the time gain would be modest).

In order to not destroy numerous habitations in the suburbs, it is planned to build the line with a 20 km-long tunnel, passing two times under the Seine river and emerging west of current Poissy station.

Further plans include news lines between Mantes-la-Jolie and Évreux and a section between Barentin and Yvetot, in order to accelerate trains towards Le Havre and Caen.

In the long-term, it is suggested to create a high-speed line in the Eure department in a Y-shape form, between Évreux, Bernay, and Rouen.

With a maximal speed of 250 km/h, it would further accelerate trains between Normandy and Paris but, crucially, would better link by rail Caen and Rouen, the two main cities of the region.