TGV Lyria Product Fact Sheet Dec 2012 - Rail Europe

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First Class
TGV Lyria
High speed train linking France and Switzerland
TGL / TGJ / TGC
Compulsory
3 months
Paris - Geneva Up to 9 daily round trips
Paris - Lausanne 4 daily round trips
Paris - Basel Up to 6 daily round trips
Paris - Zurich Up to 6 daily round trips
Paris - Neuchatel 1 daily round trip
Paris - Bern 1 daily round trip
Paris - Interlaken
1 daily round trip on weekdays, 2 daily round trips on
weekends
Geneva - Marseille 1 daily round trip
Geneva - Montpellier 1 daily round trip
Geneva - Nice 1daily round trip
Lyria Winter services between Paris and Brig operate as follows:
Fridays from 28th December 2012 to 12th April 2013 in both directions.
Saturdays from 15th December 2012 - 13th April 2013 in both directions.
Lyria Winter services between Lille Europe and Brig operate as follows:
1 weekly round trip on Saturdays from 22nd December 2012 - 13th April 2013 .
Each TGV Lyria has 8 carriages which include: 3 First class coaches, 4 Standard class coaches and 1
bar-buffet carriage. Both TGV Lyria and TGV Duplex services operate the Paris-Geneva service. TGV
EST trains, designed by Christian Lacroix, operate the Paris-Basel-Zurich route.
LyriaPremiere service is offered on all TGV Lyria
Paris - Switzerland services. LyriaPremiere
includes a gourmet cold meal served at your
seat. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, a Light meal or
Dinner will be served depending on the time of
day. LyriaPremiere is not offered on TGV Lyria
Geneva-Mediterranean services.
On board bilingual staff will be available throughout
the journey.
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First Class
Standard Class
Disabled facilities
Family space and
nursery
Smoking
Luggage
Bicycles
Domestic animals
Toilets
Complimentary welcome soft drink
Power points (220V) - not available on some Paris - Geneva services.
Free onboard Taxi booking service. Taxi fee payable. Service available on all TGV Lyria services,
except TGV 9274 and 6588 that operate on Sundays.
International newspapers and magazines.
Buffet-bar carriage where customers can purchase drinks, hot and cold meals, child meals,
sandwiches and salads. Located in carriage 4 or 14. Euros and Swiss Francs accepted only.
Paris Metro tickets are on sale at the buffet-bar for 1,60 Euros or 2,80 CHF.
2 Office rooms are available in carriages 6 and 7 on Paris - Basel/Zurich services.
Train announcements in French, German and English
Wheelchair and Companion space in First class (in Coaches 1 and 11). Wheelchairs with small
dimensions are available to use onboard - to be requested once onboard. Disabled toilet located next
to Wheelchair space. Manual and electric wheelchairs are accepted on board provided their
dimensions do not exceed 125x75cm.
There is a Family space and Nursery in Standard class. The family seating area consists of 4 seats
around a foldable table. The nursery area is located within close proximity of the Family space. Baby
changing facilities, including a baby changing table and bottle warmer, are available in the nursery.
All Lyria trains are entirely non-smoking
2 bags/suitcases per passenger plus 1 piece of hand luggage. Skis and snowboards are accepted
on board and count towards the luggage allowance.
Some TGV Lyria trains accept fully assembled bicycles. The cost of a bicycle space is around £10 and
must be reserved at time of booking. There are 4 bicycle spaces situated in coaches 8/18 and 1/11.
Alternatively, bicycles may be carried free of charge in a bike bag whose dimensions do not exceed
120x90cm. This counts as one piece of luggage.
Domestic animals are permitted onboard TGV Lyria provided other passengers do not object. Dogs
must be muzzled and on a lead. Small domestic animals must be carried in a pet carrier (with
dimensions no greater than 45x30x25cm and no heavier than 6kg). Guide dogs travel for free and do
not require a ticket. Maximum of 2 dogs or 2 pet carriers or 1 dog and 1 pet carrier per
passenger.
Toilets are located at the end of each carriage.
External image of a TGV Lyria
Inside a TGV Lyria Christian Lacroix - operating on the Paris - Basel/Zurich route.
External image of a TGV Duplex
(operating on Paris-Geneva route)
First class seating Standard class seating
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Wheelchair & Companion space Bar-buffet carriage
Bicycle space - seating for cyclists
opposite bike space.
Family space
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