CDG Express Gare de l'Est - Charles de Gaulle Airport railway

Overview:

• The French state, represented by Minister for Transport Elisabeth Borne, and Société Gestionnaire d’Infrastructure CDG Express signed the concession for the CDG Express airport rail infrastructure.
• Société Gestionnaire d’Infrastructure CDG Express is a consortium between SNCF Réseau, Aéroports de Paris and Caisse des dépôts et consignations.
• CDG Express is due to open on 1 January 2024, a few months before Paris hosts the summer Olympics, and it will connect Gare de l’Est in central Paris with Terminal 2 at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, a non-stop route covering 32 kilometre.
• The infrastructure is set to cost €1.8 billion plus approximately €300 million of financing costs.  
• Travel time is expected to be approximately 20 minutes.

Laura Mendes – Researcher