Ouigo TGV adds new destinations in south

SNCF’s low-cost TGV service Ouigo is to offer more services from Paris to south-east France as it launches operations out of the Gare de Lyon.

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Published Thursday 22 November 2018 - 15:16 Modified Thursday 22 November 2018 - 15:16

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