44 years ago today, on September 22, 1981 (August 25, 1981 in the lunar calendar), high-speed trains made their first appearance in France. Mitterrand visited the cab of a high-speed train. On September 22, 1981, France held a ceremony for the opening of the bullet high-speed train called TGV. President Mitterrand took this train from Paris to Lyon. When the final defects were eliminated, the car only took 2 hours and 40 minutes to complete the journey. By 1983, 40 minutes of time could be saved. Such trains will also have stops in Geneva and Marseille.