In the rest of the EU, the TGV network is the only part of the railway system network to have expanded in recent years, the overall length of line, which amounted to 2,800 kms in 2003, increasing by 10% over the preceding two years, with another 2,500 kms under construction.
La moitié du kilométrage supplémentaire inauguré dans l’Union entre 1990 et 2004 a été construit dans ces deux pays.