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As the SNCF is to make the official journey of the TGV M on November 6th, between the Paris-Lyon and Marseille Saint-Charles stations, the SNCF unions have submitted a notice of strike for the day before, on November 5th. The choice of the date is therefore not insignificant for the CGT-Cheminots,...

The official date for the commercial launch of the TGV M is approaching. Perhaps on Monday, November 2, with two return trips, as some rail enthusiasts’ bloggers are announcing? Or on Friday, November 6, the day of the inaugural journey between Paris and Marseille? The latter will be held in the presence of the press and officials: Philippe Tabarot,…

Virgin Trains is accelerating its project to compete with Eurostar on the trans-channel routes by 2030. Richard Branson’s British railway company has indeed signed a «strategic agreement» for the order of 12 Avelia Stream trains from Alstom. The French manufacturer will also provide maintenance for 30 years of these…

Summer was not kind to the SNCF, judged «very difficult» by Jean Castex, the president of the railway group. The network, its infrastructure and its equipment have been put to a severe test with the drought, repeated heatwaves, storms, lightning and other fires that have occurred near the tracks. Although 97% trains have run…

Etihad Rail operates five direct connections in each direction. Departures from Dubai are scheduled for 6:14, 7:14, 13:14, 17:14 and 18:14. In the other direction, trains depart from Abu Dhabi at 6:43, 7:43, 12:43, 16:43 and 17:43. The ticket costs 39 dirhams in Comfort class and 109 dirhams in Premium class, which is about 9 and 25 dirhams…

Since last weekend—more precisely since 20 September—British passengers holding a valid train ticket can automatically take, at no extra cost, the train of another operator if their scheduled service is cancelled. This measure aims to put an end to one of the most irritating aspects of the British rail system, which…

The IFTM Top Résa trade fair provides an opportunity to look back at the major trends in business travel. Featuring barometers, including Kactus’s, which takes the pulse of the seminars activity, and EPSA’s, which has analysed the state of the sector for the 16th time. It points to a positive outlook, with spending expected to reach a new record in...

Supertripper, a business travel agency and subsidiary of the Marietton Développement Group, is now connecting its platform directly to the Trenitalia France booking system. The Frecciarossa high-speed trains linking Paris to Lyon, Marseille and Milan now appear in search results, with fares identical to those displayed by the Italian carrier, without...

Simplification. That is the guiding thread of the new Eurostar offering dedicated to business travellers, which has been in place for a few days. «Now that the merger with Thalys is complete, Eurostar has listened to its customers» requests in order to establish a new framework and make its business programme easier to understand," explains commercial director François Le Doze...

Trenitalia France has just formalised its intention to operate Paris-London services from 2029, which will bring an end to Eurostar's monopoly on this cross-Channel route, in place since 1994. For this project, but also to support its development plan in France and Europe, the subsidiary of the Italian railway group FS International is placing an order…

A symbol of the railway market's development due to the surge in passenger numbers in Europe, two major distribution platforms have announced their union. Omio, formerly GOEuro, specialists in multimodal journeys (train, bus, plane, etc.), has signed an agreement to acquire Rail Europe, a railway distribution site with 25,000 agencies and partners...

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the France-Brussels link, celebrated last June 12th in the Belgian capital in the presence of Jean Castex, the chairman of SNCF, the rail company announced the extension of the TGV Inoui Brussels-Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, from July 2027. The service will be scheduled for Fridays, Saturdays and...

Already working with some 250 rail operators, Rail Europe continues to expand its range of companies available for booking in B2C and B2B. After BritRail in March and then the night train operator European Sleeper, the distribution platform has just integrated Leo Express. The arrival of the Czech company allows it to strengthen its offer of...

Cross-border invasions continue in Europe as part of the opening up of rail competition. While SNCF will enter the Italian market in 2027 with its low-cost brand Ouigo, the Italian company Italo has just announced its intention to establish a presence in Germany in 2028 in order to compete with Deutsche Bahn (DB). The…

The train continues its breakthrough in Europe. Witness to this is this new link launched on May 1st by the Czech railways between Prague and Hamburg, with two daily return journeys, one continuing its journey to Copenhagen. On this route which crosses three countries, several cities will be served including Dresden, the capital of…

In its latest report, "Travelling by Train: a Puzzle for Passengers," the Réseau Action Climat has highlighted the thirty or so air routes that carry over a million passengers per year between France and European cities, and their similar accessibility by train. The aim is to demonstrate the delay in...

After more than two months of work to extend its ground-floor surface area, SNCF has reopened its Grand Voyageur lounge, Le Club TGV Inoui, located in the frescoes gallery between halls 1 and 2 of Paris-Lyon station. This lounge now covers 630 m² after gaining 20…

While rumours a few weeks ago suggested that Transdev might win the contract, it was ultimately the SNCF that was chosen on 20 April by the elected officials of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region to operate the Poitou-Charentes sector lines until 2037. The call for tenders foreseen as part of the opening to competition…

On Wednesday morning, Proxima unveiled its first high-speed train bearing its Velvet brand and its purple and green livery at Alstom's assembly site in La Rochelle. Created by Tim Jackson, a rail professional in Great Britain, and Rachel Picard, former head of SNCF Voyageurs, the future company states that it is adhering to its schedule, which foresees a...

Rail competition could intensify a little further in France. On Thursday, following heated debate, the Senate opened up access to SNCF Connect for rail companies other than SNCF, thanks to the vote on Article 9bis of the framework bill on the development and financing of transport in France. From 31...