CDGVAL is a free automatic shuttle rail service at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport consisting in two lines : a first line which opened on 4 April 2007 and a second on 27 June 2007. Based on the VAL system and using VAL 208 coaches, the first five-station line links the three airport terminals, RER

RER

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 and TGV

TGV

The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

 stations and remote car parks within 8 minutes.

The two lines are jointly operated by Siemens

Siemens AG

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 and Keolis

Keolis

Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...

 on a 24-hour basis. The 60 million annual passengers of the airport and its 85,000 employees generate an annual traffic of 10 million journeys on CDGVAL.

History

The CDGVAL project replaced the SK6000 project, which was abandoned after unsuccessful test runs in 1999. CDGVAL was launched in 2000, with construction work beginning in 2003. Total cost is estimated at €145 million.

LISA

A second CDGVAL line, called LISA (Liaison Interne Satellite Aérogare), links Terminal 2E and the Terminal S3 and opened on 27 June 2007. With two stations and 0.6 km long it is located within the security controlled area of the airport and therefore accessible only to flight passengers.

Line 1

• Terminal 1
• Parc de stationnement PR
• Terminal 3 – Roissypole (Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1
  Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 (Paris RER)
  Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 is one of two railway stations at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.-The station:The station opened in 30 May 1976 and is located on the Roissy railway line. The station is served by RER Line B services operated by SNCF...
  
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• Parc de stationnement PX
• Terminal 2 – Gare (Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
  Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV
  Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV is a railway station located in terminal two D of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France, North Paris, France.-Services:Both TGV and RER B trains stop at the station, as it a terminus of the RER B...
  
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Line 2

• Terminal 2E
• Satellite S3
• Satellite S4 (Future)

External links

• Official website