Avelia Horizon

what is it?

The Avelia Horizon, called TGV M ("M" for modular) by its main customer, SNCF Voyageurs, is a high-speed passenger train designed and produced by Alstom. It has a broadly similar design to the TGV Duplex sets, with double-decker coaches and a top and tail configuration with a power car on either end. However, it is more energy efficient and provides lower operating costs.

who runs it

SNCF VoyageursPRProximaONCFEurostar

base stats

• speed 350 km/htop speed
• power 7.8 MWpower output

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🏎️Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 7 minutes.
• 🚗7.8 MW is about 92 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 📏202 m long: about 45 cars parked nose to tail.

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built

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number built

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kind

high-speed train

traction

electric

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Alstom

operators

SNCF Voyageurs, Proxima, ONCF, Eurostar

top speed

350 km/h

power

7.8 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Overhead line:, 3, 3, 3, 3

formation

2 power cars + 7-9 passenger cars

length

202 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.