Thanks to trains, France uses a single, standard time.
You probably didn’t know, but if France uses a single standard time, it’s all thanks to the development of railways.
France has a single time nationwide—do you know why?
Deep dive into trains
Eureka! Our video series La minute Declik goes behind the scenes to explain how trains work, from obscure facts to over-arching principles. Another episode explains why French trains run on the left.