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Paris-Berlin Direct Daytime Highspeed Rail Link Launched

Eight hours between Paris and Berlin, no need to change (Credit: AFP)

French and German rail operators launched the first direct high-speed rail link between Paris and Berlin on Monday, in response to growing European demand for train travel.

The inaugural service, a German ICE train, left the French capital's Gare de l'Est station at 9:55 am (0855 GMT) and was due at Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 6:03 pm.

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