How much did the phase 2 of LGV Est cost?
The LGV Est (LGV Est europeenne) is the 406 km high-speed line from Paris towards Strasbourg and Luxembourg in eastern France, built in two phases: the 300 km first phase from Vaires-sur-Marne to Baudrecourt, begun on 28 January 2002 and in service since 10 June 2007 at a cost of about EUR 4 billion financed 61 percent from public funds, and the 106 km second phase from Baudrecourt to Vendenheim, begun in June 2010 and opened on 3 July 2016 after the Eckwersheim derailment during trials in November 2015. The ex post evaluation (bilan LOTI) published by the French ministry's inspectorate IGEDD establishes the final cost of phase 2 at EUR 1,971 million in current euros (EUR 1,804 million at June 2008 conditions), 10 percent below the forecast, so that the two phases together come to about EUR 5.97 billion.
Final project cost
€1.971 billion
Approximately $2.18 billion
Cost basis: 2016
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Project record