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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TGV Rame 4402: Skililipappa· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. SNCF and SBB CFF FFS TGV Lyria 4415 (21240076373): flybyeigenheer· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Mg TGV POS: Sebastian Terfloth User:Sese_Ingolstadt· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
The TGV POS-Duplex was a TGV train built by French manufacturer Alstom which is operated by the French national rail company, the SNCF, in France's high-speed rail lines. It was originally ordered by the SNCF for use on the LGV Est, which was put into service in 2007. POS is an abbreviation of Paris-Ostfrankreich-Süddeutschland (English: Paris, Eastern France, Southern Germany), the route of the LGV Est.
who runs it
base stats
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
- First built 20 years ago, in 2006.
- Weighs about as much as 64 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 200 m long: about 44 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 20 years (2006–2026).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2006
- in service from
- 2006
- retired
- 2026
- status
- retired
- number built
- 38
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Lyria
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead line:, 3, 3, 3
- formation
- 2 motor cars + 8 trailers
- length
- 200 m
- weight
- 383 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1049958, Wikipedia: TGV POS (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.