railway companies

What is your assessment of 2022, and of this first year of operation in France? Roberto Rinaudo - We're proud to have performed well beyond our expectations in terms of customer satisfaction, load factors and positive feedback from passengers. But also in terms of our pricing policy. It's an excellent...

On 18 December 2021, Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains set out to conquer the French rail network. On Wednesday, the management of the Italian carrier was keen to celebrate this first anniversary, and to take stock of these twelve months of operation. "One year on, it's a winning bet for passengers, and for...

Since Sunday, SNCF has been ramping up its high-speed services between France and Spain, offering two daily round trips on the Inoui TGV between Paris-Gare de Lyon and Barcelona Sants stations from 11 December. Departures are scheduled at 9.38 am and 2.54 pm from the Parisian capital, and at...

Planning for the Digital Schiene Deutschland (Digital Rail Network in Germany) is gathering pace. The Federal Transport Minister, Volker Wissing, and the Director of Infrastructure at Deutsche Bahn (DB), Berthold Huber, signed agreements to this effect in Berlin on 8 December. As a result, the contract to finance this infrastructure has been increased from approximately...

From 2 December, business travellers will have to contend with a new strike, this time instigated by train managers. SNCF expects traffic to be severely disrupted, particularly on long-distance trains. In France, according to information released on Wednesday morning, the...

With Europe's largest network of high-speed lines, the Spanish market is attracting a lot of interest from operators. After the SNCF and its Ouigo services, it's Trenitalia's turn to enter the battle under the Iryo brand. The official journey took place yesterday between Madrid and Valencia, in anticipation of Friday's opening of the first...

A report in the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has not gone unnoticed on this side of the Alps: SNCF is planning to move further into Italy, following on from its service to Milan from Paris. From 2026 onwards, it plans to provide services from Paris via Lyon to...

After a test phase starting in July 2021, the SNCF is today launching its new "Train + Plane" (ex-TGVAIR) digital ticket in partnership with twelve airlines, including Air France, which has already switched to this solution since last summer and sold 40,000 tickets. The new service is designed to be entirely digital and does not require...

Over the last few days, many passengers using the Thalys network have had the unpleasant surprise of receiving text messages announcing that their train has been cancelled. What's more, the possibilities of reprotection are complicated, as several trains may be cancelled in the same day and the remaining trains are fully booked. This is a situation that Thalys has confirmed to us, citing...

Synergies between air and rail have been on the increase in recent months. Deutsche Bahn recently joined the oneworld airline alliance, and in July Rome Fiumicino airport signed a partnership agreement with FS Italiane to deploy Trenitalia services from the hub to Naples and Rome.

At a time when the French government is urging French people and businesses to reduce their energy consumption, there are countless companies involved in business travel that are implementing energy-saving plans, particularly in the areas of transport, accommodation and Mice, such as the SNCF, the RATP and the hotel chain...

On the international front, SNCF opened a second route on Friday for its low-cost subsidiary Ouigo Spain between Madrid and Valencia, a year and a half after the route between the Spanish capital and Barcelona (via Zaragoza and Tarragona) was used by three million passengers. The new service is operated by double-decker Euroduplex TGVs...

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to improve its ICE offer with its 2023 timetable. Of course, this applies to domestic German lines, but it can also be an advantage for French travellers who prefer the train. For example, the densification of the Cologne-Munich line, with two ICEs per hour. As for trains...

At the opening of the IFTM-Top Resa tourism trade fair at Paris-Expo, the SNCF gave an update on its leisure and, above all, business activities. The summer was marked by a 10% increase in traffic in July-August compared with 2019, already a record year for the railway company. Some 28 million tickets were sold...

A few days after organising a round table on opening up rail travel to competition, and on the eve of a major event in the business travel sector, IFTM Top Resa, Trainline is sending out a strong signal to the business travel industry. The booking platform has teamed up with Havas Voyages to make life easier for business travellers when...

Presented in mid-summer by American Express GBT, the solution for managing unforeseen events during business trips has been enhanced with functions tailored to the French domestic market. While the solution, known as Proactive Traveler Care (PTC), is primarily designed to deal with air travel disruptions by recommending alternative flights, it now includes the means to...

If the punctuality of the rail operators invited on Wednesday by Trainline is anything to go by, business travel in France is certainly on the right track. The round table organised by the European distribution platform kicked off right on time - and even a little early...

The choice is symbolic. Wooden trophies were awarded yesterday evening at the first Grands Prix de l'Ecomobilité, organised by the SNCF. Fifty or so entries from companies and travel agencies specialising in business travel were examined by the jury, which was made up of six leading figures and chaired by...

SNCF has recorded a record summer, with traffic volumes 10% higher than in 2019, the benchmark year before the pandemic. "The growth dynamic is well underway, thanks to our leisure customers' growing desire to travel by train and their growing concern for the environment", says a delighted...

After four years of design and manufacture, the TGV M, also known as the "TGV of the future", made its first official appearance on Thursday, sporting a more streamlined and aerodynamic design. The curtain was raised by the SNCF and Alstom at the industrial manufacturer's test centre...