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Following its new Première Signature in 2025, TGV Lyria has just implemented a loyalty program based on annual spending by business travellers or companies with the Franco-Swiss rail operator, a subsidiary of SNCF. The system is thus based on 4 different tiers according to total expenditure, with...

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) unveiled this week the main new features of the network for the 2027 timetable, which will be implemented next December. There will be several major adjustments to the service, particularly for international connections, night trains and certain regional lines. Switzerland – France: return of the TGV...

Many upgrades are planned this year on the TGV Lyria lines between France and Switzerland, which will have repercussions on services and journey times for the TGV operated by the partnership between SNCF and CFF, the Swiss Federal Railways. Starting with the Paris-Lausanne connections in…

From train to remote working, there's only one track. And that's what the recent partnership between International Workplace Group (IWG) and TGV Lyria is showing us at the end of March. The two groups are teaming up to offer TGV Lyria passengers reduced-price access to IWG's coworking spaces. Nomadic professionals will be able to head to…

TGV Lyria, the Franco-Swiss railway company, has partnered with International Workplace Group (IWG) to offer a coworking service through a selection of spaces from its brands Regus, Spaces and Signature, located close to the French and Swiss stations it serves. Business travellers will benefit from advantages on the day of their journey with TGV Lyria.…

SNCF Voyageurs has just renewed its partnership agreement with CFF, the Swiss railways, until 2032, to develop rail links between Switzerland, France and neighbouring European countries. The honeymoon between the two carriers has been going on for 45 years, particularly within TGV Lyria, which has...

To further improve the level of service on board its trains between France and Switzerland, TGV Lyria has signed an agreement with the EHL Hospitality Business School, the former École hôtelière de Lausanne founded in 1893, which specialises in service excellence. The aim of this partnership is to improve the travel experience, particularly for...

On Thursday 30 January, on board a TGV stationed at Paris Gare de Lyon, Lyria's teams unveiled the revamped travel offer that will be available to passengers between France and Switzerland from 5 February. First of all, three new classes will be introduced, with the...

For the first time, the organisation Transport & Environment (T&E) has ranked 27 European rail companies according to a series of criteria including price levels, train punctuality, ease of booking and ticket resale. In the overall ranking, Trenitalia came top, followed by Swiss railways SBB CFF,...

With the renewal of its catering agreement with Gate Gourmet Helvetia until 2030, Lyria has decided to raise its culinary standards by improving the quality of its on-board offer and the creativity of its dishes. More particularly in Business 1st. Two menus have been on offer for a few days now...

Between the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and those in Los Angeles in 2028, there's another Olympic capital close to home: Lausanne, the smallest of Switzerland's major metropolises with just 150,000 inhabitants. A dynamic, attractive city all year round, it boasts the title of "Best Small Town in Switzerland".

Users of Lyria trains between France and Switzerland will have to adapt this summer. Track renovation work will be required on two main routes. Paris-Lausanne The first concerns the Paris-Lausanne line via Geneva. The work mainly involves renewing the tracks, while work is continuing in the Gare de...

The modernisation and renewal of track on the French and Swiss networks will result in changes to services on the France-Switzerland route in 2024. According to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) line programme, TGVs running on the Paris-Geneva-Lausanne route will be affected by the work. Benefits for the railways

How is Lyria's business traffic doing? Fabien Soulet - After a period of recovery in the second half of 2021, Lyria experienced a blip in December-January due to the fifth wave of the Covid epidemic caused by the Omicron variant. The recovery is now strong, which has convinced us to...

After reducing its offer during the last lockdown, SNCF is increasing it again with the lifting of the ban on journeys of more than 10 km on 3 May. From four TGVs out of ten in recent weeks, the Inoui and Ouigo high-speed offer will gradually increase to reach eight TGVs out of ten in...

Like the other rail operators, Lyria is reducing its offer as a result of the restrictions imposed in France and Switzerland. Since 5 November, the Franco-Swiss operator has seriously reduced its frequencies between the two countries. Lyria now only offers three daily return services between France and Switzerland. Two daily frequencies...

With the reopening of Europe's borders, rail companies are resuming their international services. In particular, the SNCF and its subsidiaries operating between Paris and Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Good news for business travellers who need to get away. There is one major exception, however, with the...

The new stage of "extraordinary situation" declared at the beginning of the week in Switzerland means that the Federal Council can order measures for all or part of Switzerland on its own, without consulting the cantons. With Switzerland now approaching 3,000 cases of the coronavirus, new measures have been adopted following an initial series...

In December, Lyria will begin operating 15 TGV Duplex trains redesigned in its own colours. The new trains will offer passengers greater comfort and new services such as free Wi-Fi, with a 30 % increase in seating capacity. The number of daily services will be increased, with eight round trips...

10 December 2017. On that day, TGV Lyria business passengers were curious to discover the newly launched Business 1ère class between Paris and Geneva. While the first-class seats have not changed for the time being - the rolling stock is not due to be renewed until 2020 - the Franco-Swiss company has begun to upgrade the...