TGV Lyria, the Franco-Swiss rail company, has teamed up with International Workplace Group (IWG) to offer coworking facilities via a selection of its Regus, Spaces and Signature brand spaces located as close as possible to the French and Swiss stations it serves. Business travellers will benefit from advantages on the day they travel with TGV Lyria. Passengers in the Première Signature class have one hour's free use of one of the three brands' spaces and 10% off overtime.
A dedicated platform is available for booking. Première and Standard passengers can take advantage of a 10% discount on daily office rental, coworking spaces, meeting rooms and subscriptions simply by presenting their ticket for the day.
More services for TGV Lyria Pro passengers
According to TGV Lyria, this new offer is part of its plan to develop a range of services to make travelling by train a remarkable experience". at every stage of the journey ". This plan, which was launched in January 2025, is designed to make TGV Lyria the key player between France and Switzerland, should a competitor emerge as a challenger on this route in the future. According to a study carried out in 2020, 83% of the journey time by TGV Lyria between the two countries is already used for work.
The agreement with IWG is an extension of the service, with the shared office operator having selected from its 4,000 sites worldwide locations equipped for travellers on the move that are close to stations in Paris, Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich and Basel, or easily accessible by public transport. The Regus sites in Gare de Lyon and Avenue Parmentier in Paris, Spaces in Opéra and Les Halles in Paris, Signature and Spaces Banhofplatz in Zurich, Regus Heuwaage and Spaces Grosspeter Tower in Basel, Signature Quartier des banques and Spaces Quai de l'île in Geneva, and the Regus Main Station in Lausanne were all selected.
A complementary offer to the Grand Voyageur show
Thanks to this partnership, business travellers on the move can work before or after their train journey to ". preparing for a meeting, organising an appointment, working in peace and quiet between correspondence "the two partners stress in a joint press release. " Today's business travellers expect much more than a fast journey. They are looking for a calm and connected environment in which to work in complete tranquillity, comfort and high added-value services throughout their journey. This partnership with IWG is fully in line with our ambition to create outstanding services for a remarkable journey for our business customers. "explains Stéphanie Bonnetain-Daby, TGV Lyria Services Marketing Director.
Above all, these areas represent a complementary and premium offer in terms of comfort and services to the Grand Voyageur TGV Inoui lounge at Gare de Lyon, which is accessible to Première and Première Signature passengers. Especially as this waiting lounge is still non-existent in Swiss stations.
