Hartmut Mehdorn Pdt Deutsch Ban. The ICE German high-speed train and the TGV French high-speed train, at the Gare de l'est station in Paris. Two high-speed trains - one German, one French - went from Germany to France on Friday, May 25th, 2007, marking a new step toward a Europe-wide high-speed rail network aimed at competing with air travel. With the new TGV Est train line, the travel from Frankfurt to Paris will be cut to 3 hours from more than 6 hours today. Paris, France - 25/05/2007 Photo via Newscom