Main Line for Europe

The Magistrale for Europe^[1]^[2] (German: Magistrale für Europa;^[3] French: Magistrale européenne^[4]) or Main Line for Europe^[5] is a Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) project for the creation of a high-speed railway line between Paris and Bratislava, with a branch-off to Budapest.^[1] It was listed as TEN project No. 17 (Paris—Bratislava) by the European Commission in 1995, and is already under way.^[6]

The project was planned to be completed by 2020, however the entire project has not been delivered on time, with only some of the sections running. It will link 34 million people in five European countries. The overall length of the route from Paris to Budapest is 1,592 km (989 mi).

^ ^a ^b Bruinsma, Frank, ed. (2007). Railway Development: Impacts on Urban Dynamics. Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 72. ISBN 9783790819724. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ Kaw, Jon Kher, ed. (2020). The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications. p. 98. ISBN 9781464814938. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ Florian Fuchs and Claudia Henzler (24 October 2019). "Im Schneckentempo zur Schnellfahrstrecke". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ Charles Gautier (24 March 2017). "Ces projets français réalisés grâce aux aides européennes". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Main Line for Europe". MainLineforEurope.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "TEN-T priority axes and projects 2005" (PDF). Trans-European Transport Network. European Commission. 2005. (14.4 MB, axis No 17, p44)

[Bruinsma-1] Bruinsma, Frank, ed. (2007). Railway Development: Impacts on Urban Dynamics. Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 72. ISBN 9783790819724. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[Kaw-2] Kaw, Jon Kher, ed. (2020). The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications. p. 98. ISBN 9781464814938. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[FuchsHenzler-3] Florian Fuchs and Claudia Henzler (24 October 2019). "Im Schneckentempo zur Schnellfahrstrecke". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[Gautier-4] Charles Gautier (24 March 2017). "Ces projets français réalisés grâce aux aides européennes". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[5] "Main Line for Europe". MainLineforEurope.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[6] "TEN-T priority axes and projects 2005" (PDF). Trans-European Transport Network. European Commission. 2005. (14.4 MB, axis No 17, p44)

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