Editing TGV (section)

==Protests against the TGV==
The first environmental protests against the building of an LGV occurred in May 1990 during the planning stages of the LGV Méditerranée. Protesters blocked a railway viaduct to protest against the planned route, arguing that it was unnecessary, and that trains could keep using existing lines to reach Marseille from Lyon.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2 June 1990 |title= High-Speed Protest |url= https://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg12617192.800 |access-date= 15 November 2005 |magazine= New Scientist  |archive-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217083818/https://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg12617192.800 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Turin–Lyon high-speed railway]] ([[Lyon]]-[[Chambéry]]-[[Turin]]), which would connect the TGV network to the Italian [[Treno Alta Velocità|TAV]] network, has been the subject of demonstrations in Italy. While most Italian political parties agree on the construction of this line, some inhabitants of the towns where construction would take place oppose it vehemently.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} The concerns put forward by the protesters centre on storage of dangerous materials mined during tunnel boring, like [[asbestos]] and perhaps [[uranium]], in the open air.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}} This health danger could be avoided by using more expensive techniques for handling radioactive materials.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} A six-month delay in the start of construction has been decided in order to study solutions. In addition to the concerns of the residents, RFB – a ten-year-old national movement – opposes the development of Italy's [[Treno Alta Velocità|TAV]] [[high-speed rail]] network as a whole.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 November 2005|title=Environmental Protesters Block French-Italian Railway|url=http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33266/story.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007155404/http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33266/story.htm|archive-date=2007-10-07|access-date=1 November 2005|website=planetark.com}}</ref>

General complaints about the noise of TGVs passing near towns and villages have led the SNCF to build acoustic fencing along large sections of LGV to reduce the disturbance to residents, but protests still take place where SNCF has not addressed the issue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davey|first=Tom|title=Train à grande vitesse causes distress|url=http://www.esemag.com/1101/1101ed.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116124028/http://www.esemag.com/1101/1101ed.html|archive-date=16 January 2010|access-date=24 November 2005|website=www.esemag.com}}</ref>

On July 26 2024, the opening day of the 2024 Olympics, the TGV was hit by an arson attack. At least 800,000 people were affected by this. The Eurostar was specifically hit by this with 25% of trains canceled.