to cost. The Bordeaux - Toulouse high speed line could be opened in 2029. History 25 September 1990: Service began on the south-west branch of the LGV Atlantique to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, west of Tours 1 April 1992: Initial proposals for a high-speed link between Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and Bordeaux. Early in its conception, the line was going to be called LGV Aquitaine. 1994–1995: Public debate on the LGV Aquitaine project 1997–1998: Preliminary studies on the Tours to Bordeaux line 2011: A 50-year concession to build and operate the line is awarded to the LISEA consortium. 1st quarter 2012: Construction begins, expected to last 73 months (until 1st quarter 2017) 28 February 2017: Inauguration of the line 2 July 2017: Line opens commercially References External links Large parts of this article were translated from the article LGV Sud Europe Atlantique on the French language Wikipedia. Sud Europe Atlantique Railway lines opened in 2017 2017 establishments in France