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Forbach

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Forbach is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

It is located near the German border.

Population (1999): 22,784.

When traveling by train between Germany and France, the station in Forbach is where Customs procedures were performed until the Schengen treaty, and trains change from right-hand running (Germany) to left-hand running (France). Since 2007, the high speed train connecting Paris and Frankfurt has stopped in Forbach, allowing the French capital to be reached in 1 hour 45 minutes and the Main metropolis in 2 hours.
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Coordinates:   49°11'28"N   6°53'54"E
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