SNCF

SNCF Connect, the national railway company's application, is continuing to develop its end-to-end travel offer by integrating additional services and new partners. "The station is the train's terminus, but rarely the passengers'. That's why we're looking to offer more sustainable and shared mobility options to...

There was a big crowd this morning on platform 5 of the Gare de Lyon to attend the presentation of the interior fittings of the future TGV M. A fifth generation TGV which, however, is taking longer and longer to give birth, since it is expected to enter commercial service in...

This is no ordinary occurrence. The discovery last night of an unexploded bomb dating from the Second World War during maintenance work on the railway tracks in Saint-Denis brought all traffic at the Gare du Nord, 2.5 km away, to a standstill. All the lines of Europe's leading railway station were affected...

Jean-Pierre Farandou, SNCF's CEO, can be proud of the work he has done before his forthcoming departure. For the fourth year running, the rail group's results are in the black. The SNCF has posted a net profit of €1.6 billion (€300 million more than in 2023) on turnover of €43.4 billion.

While Donald Trump is keen to torpedo the construction of the Californian TGV between San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Canada has just announced the construction of its first high-speed rail line, called TGV Alto, between Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto. "This line will be the most important infrastructure project in Canada", said a delighted...

How much does SNCF Gares & Connexions invest each year? What locations do you favour in stations? Stéphane Lerendu - We invest around one billion euros a year, 60% of which is financed by our external revenue and 40% by the State and local authorities. Commercial fees generated 350...

With Stéphane Jaladis An experiment that should continue over time. To celebrate a 30-year partnership, Air France and SNCF Voyageurs are offering Flying Blue members the chance to convert their miles into vouchers that can be used on the TGV INOUI network. Created in 1995, the "Train+Air" combined transport service (formerly TGV...

Against all expectations, it is the SNCF that will retain the operation of the Nantes-Bordeaux and Nantes-Lyon lines, the lots for which were put out to tender as part of the opening up of rail services to competition. The announcement was made by Philippe Tabarot, the French Minister for Transport. The offer from [SNCF Voyageurs] offers a better quality of service," he said.

According to Le Parisien newspaper, SNCF is considering launching a top-of-the-range class on its Inoui trains between Paris and Lyon. This new offer would be based on an improvement to the Business 1st offered to passengers on this route, the most lucrative for the railway company. The company is said to have taken this decision in response to the...

The SNCF was not going to let its competitor Trenitalia go it alone in announcing the reopening of the Paris-Milan route on 1 April. Alain Krakovitch, Director of TGV-Intercités, used the social network X to respond to the Italian company by announcing that SNCF would also be resuming service on this route. And...

As it does every year at the beginning of January, SNCF Voyageurs has just announced the amount of the increases for its TGV Inoui and Ouigo services, i.e. +1.5% on average in 2025, following an increase of +2.6% in 2024 and +7% in 2023. While the slowdown in this fare growth may be attributable to better inflation figures (+1.3%...

As 2024 draws to a close, the French Transport Regulation Authority (ART) has just published its study of the French rail transport market, based on figures for 2023. In its 8th annual review, the Authority firstly confirms the continuing rise in the number of rail passengers since the end of Covid, with growth of +6%...

A few days ago, SNCF Gares & Connexions and its subsidiary Arep presented its plan to extend Marseille Saint-Charles station in Marseille, in the presence of local politicians. This major project will see the construction of a new station below "Les Halles Saint-Charles", as well as the opening of an underground passageway...

15 December 2024 not only saw the launch of the Paris-Berlin ICE 3, but also the return of the direct rail link between Nancy and Lyon six years after it was suspended in 2018, mainly due to the work being carried out at Lyon Part-Dieu station. Highly anticipated by...

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,...

Updated on 20/11 at 5pm Two years and then gone... After two one-year contracts, this autumn the SNCF quietly ended its collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx on the menu for the TGV Inoui bar. Gone is the "apple rösti burger"...

Faced with steadily rising demand on its Atlantic network, and in order to prepare for the arrival of competitors such as Proxima and Le Train in three to four years' time, SNCF Voyageurs has decided to significantly increase its seat capacity to the South-West, Pays-de-la-Loire and Brittany. To achieve this, the railway company is counting on the use of...

The next few weeks look set to be difficult for SNCF passengers. Following a meeting on 28 October with Transport Minister François Durovray and then SNCF management, the railway company's unions have issued two strike warnings. The first, a one-day strike, is scheduled for Wednesday 20 November 19...

SNCF Réseau will be carrying out an extraordinary project in 2025-2026, which will have an impact on train traffic on the Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse route. Aimed at changing the entire track - rail, ballast and sleepers - using a huge factory train and mobilising some 400 people, this work, worth €133m, will start in...

The horizon is brightening for SNCF's business activity. After a slow recovery, marked by a return to pre-Covid traffic levels of 80 %, the company is announcing an increase of 14% in the number of business passengers in the autumn of 2024. This follows double-digit growth in the first few months of the year. "The...