Partnership agreement was signed in June 2012, construction works completed in December 2017 and the first passenger services to Montpellier Sud de France station commenced on 7 July 2018. Future Work on the LGV Montpellier–Perpignan is not expected to start before 2020, following public consultation beginning 2015. However, the preliminary high-speed route and station locations were approved by the French transport ministry in February 2016. Construction for the Montpellier-Béziers section is forecast to last 10 years, while another 10 years will be needed to construct the Béziers-Perpignan section. See also High-speed rail in Spain TGV AVE- Spanish high-speed train service References External links LGV Map on Google Maps A photo of the end of the line Perpignan–Barcelona in 50 mins Entry on Ferrocarriles wiki High-speed railway lines in Spain Perpignan-Figueres Perpignan International railway lines France–Spain border crossings Railway lines opened in 2010 Transport in Occitania (administrative region) 2010 establishments in France 2010 establishments in Spain