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On the railways the Saar can increasingly fulfil its longstanding role as a bridge between Germany and France. The linking of the two countries, which started symbolically in 1952 and made comfortable progress in 1970 with the Goethe Trans-European Express,became a reality with the opening of the highspeed ICE/TGV rail link between Frankfurt and Paris in June 2007.

1970

State Chancellery Saarland

State Chancellery Saarland
Saarbrücken, Germany

On the railways the Saar can increasingly fulfil its longstanding role as a bridge between Germany and France. The linking of the two countries, which started symbolically in 1952 and made comfortable progress in 1970 with the Goethe Trans-European Express,became a reality with the opening of the highspeed ICE/TGV rail link between Frankfurt and Paris in June 2007.

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  • Title: On the railways the Saar can increasingly fulfil its longstanding role as a bridge between Germany and France. The linking of the two countries, which started symbolically in 1952 and made comfortable progress in 1970 with the Goethe Trans-European Express,became a reality with the opening of the highspeed ICE/TGV rail link between Frankfurt and Paris in June 2007.
  • Date: 1970
State Chancellery Saarland

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