Exploitation
Since Legrand Star rail plan (fr) of 1842, French railway is highly polarized by Paris.
Traffic is concentrated on the main lines: 78% of activity is done on 30% of the network (8,900 km) when the 46% smaller lines (13,600 km) only drive 6% of the traffic. The 366 larger stations (12%) make 85% of passenger activity, and the 56% smaller station only 1,7% of this activity.
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