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No TSA in france for trains no. You just show up on the platform and board. Recent TGVs have a gate to get on the platform to ensure you have a ticket, but they don't do anything but scan your ticket.

Adding to comfort: trains don't have a maximum bag size nor liquid limits.

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Also the same beyond France in Schengen space when travelling by train.

Example: no security check when taking the train from Paris to Amsterdam.

Fun fact: you have a security check to go from Paris (France) to Calais (France). This is because the train continues in the tunnel to UK.

Also trains in America are very poor. So Americans reaction to trains is expected.

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