LGV Est
The LGV Est européenne (often shortened to LGV Est, Ligne à Grande Vitesse Est, French for "East High-Speed Railway Line") is an extension to the French high-speed rail network which currently connects Vaires-sur-Marne (near Paris) and Baudrecourt (near Metz and Nancy), and will in the future connect Vaires-sur-Marne and Vendenheim (near Strasbourg). 106 km (66 mi) is still under construction, and 300 km (190 mi) in service. The line provides fast services between Paris and the principal cities of eastern France and Luxembourg, as well as to several cities in Germany and Switzerland. It also enables fast connections between eastern France and other French regions already served by TGV, to the southeast, the west and southwest, and to the north, with extensions towards Belgium.
Route
The line passes through the French regions of Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne and Île-de-France. The first 300 km (190 mi) section of this new route, linking Vaires-sur-Marne near Paris to Baudrecourt in the Moselle, entered service on 10 June 2007. Constructed for speeds up to 350 km/h (220 mph), for commercial service it is initially operating at a maximum speed of 320 km/h (200 mph), and was the fastest service in the world at average speed of 279.3 km/h (173.5 mph) between Lorraine and Champagne until the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway opened in 2009. It is the first line in France to travel at this maximum speed in commercial service, the first to use ERTMS, the new European rail signalling system and the first line also served by German ICE trains. The second phase includes the 4,200-metre (13,800 ft) Saverne Tunnel.
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HSL 3
The HSL 3 (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse (LGV) 3, Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 3, English: High-Speed Line 3) is a Belgian high-speed rail line. It connects Liège to the German border near Aachen. The line is 56 km (35 mi) long, of which 42 km (26 mi) are dedicated high-speed tracks.
The line was technically completed in October 2007; however, it did not come into operation until 14 June 2009, when ICE trains began service. Thalys trains have been using the line since December 13, 2009. The gap between completion of the line and its actual use was due to difficulties in the implementation of the safety system ETCS level 2, specifically, finding trains with ERTMS fitted.
Together with the HSL 2 and HSL 1 to the French border, the combined eastward high-speed line has greatly reduced journey times between Brussels, Paris and Germany. HSL 3 has cut Liège – Köln journey times from 1 h 23 min to 1 h 1 min. HSL 3 is used only by international Thalys and ICE trains, as opposed to HSL 2, which is also used for fast internal InterCity services.
HSL 4
The HSL 4 (Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 4, French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse (LGV) 4, English: High-Speed Line 4) is a Belgian high-speed rail line part of the 87 km axis which connects Brussels to the Dutch border. 40 km long (36 kilometer of it dedicated high speed tracks), it was scheduled for completion by 2005 and opened in 2009.
Together with the HSL 1 to the French border and HSL-Zuid to Amsterdam, the line has shortened journeys between Brussels, Paris and the Netherlands. HSL 4 is used by Thalys trains and fast internal InterCity trains (Class 13 locomotives with I11 vehicles). It was used by Fyra until the cancellation of the service. It is also tentatively planned to be used by Eurostar e320 and DB Baureihe 407 trains.
Route
The high-speed HSL 4 begins just after Antwerp, and runs 36 km where it meets the Dutch border.
From Brussels to Antwerp
Though HSL begins in Antwerp, it is part of a Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam corridor. High speed trains like Thalys, upon departing Brussels for Amsterdam, first use the existing, conventional track, electrified at 3 kV DC.
EST
Est is French, Romanian and Italian for east. Est, EST and Est. may refer to:
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Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone
Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone (also known as just Est! Est!! Est!!!) is an Italian wine region centered on the commune of Montefiascone in province of Viterbo in Latium. Since 1966, the white Trebbiano- and Malvasia bianca-based wines produced within the 1,000 acres (400 ha) of the region can qualify for Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) designation under Italian wine laws.
The unusual name of the wine region dates back to a 12th-century tale of a German Bishop traveling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope. The Bishop sent a prelate ahead of him to survey the villages along the route for the best wines. The 'wine scout' had instructions to write 'Est' (Latin for 'It is') on the door or on the wall of the inns he visited when he was particularly impressed with the quality of the wine they served so the Bishop following on his trail would have known in advance where to make a stop. At a Montefiascone inn, the prelate was reportedly so overwhelmed with the local wine that he wrote Est! Est!! Est!!! on the door. While this tale has been widely repeated, with some variations (such as the event taking place in the 10th century and/or involving a Flemish bishop, attending the coronation of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor instead of meeting the Pope, etc.), the story is considered by many wine experts, such as Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan, to be apocryphal.
Est, Netherlands
Est is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 8 km west of Tiel.
In 2001, the town of Est had 600+ inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.065 km², and contained 108 residences. The statistical area "Est", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 610.
