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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...

Nothing had happened at Strasbourg station for some fifteen years since the installation of the famous glass roof covering the historic façade built in 1883. The latter, built by the Germans, gave the city a truly monumental gateway, creating a new station on the route between Paris and Germany....

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...

The TGV 'M', the code name for the fourth generation of high-speed trains developed by Alstom, will not enter service until 2024. But one thing is certain: SNCF is banking heavily on it to boost its competitiveness, thanks in particular to lower acquisition and maintenance costs for 20% of extra capacity and a...

Announced several weeks ago, the strike on Wednesday 6 July, following a national industrial action led by four SNCF unions, will cause a great deal of disruption on the French rail network. While international traffic on Eurostar, Thalys and Lyria will be virtually unaffected by the strike, the TGV Inoui and Ouigo services...

A chorus of mutual praise marked the celebration of 15 years of high-speed rail services between Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SNCF. Launched in 2007, this cooperation has enabled 25 million people to travel between France and Germany. The railway lines between France and Germany...

On 17 March, Jean-Marie Djebbari, the French Minister for Ecological Transition with responsibility for Transport, and Christophe Fanichet, CEO of Sncf Voyageurs, signed an agreement to develop the Intercités day and night service. The agreement, which runs until 2031, covers some 80 daily trains carrying 8.4 million passengers a year, with...

Three months after the launch of its high-speed rail service in France between Paris and Milan, Trenitalia is sticking to its transport plan, announcing a gradual increase in its offer between now and the summer. In addition to the two daily connections of its Frecciarossa high-speed train, which has been running between Paris and Milan since 18 December via Lyon, Chambéry,...

The SNCF, through its subsidiary Gares & Connexions, has unveiled its new renovation plan for the Gare du Nord, Europe's busiest passenger station. Called Horizon 2024, and with the aim of being completed in time for the next Summer Olympics, the project is based on a minimal redevelopment of the station's...

The two railway companies RENFE and SNCF are to cease joint operation of the high-speed train lines between France and Spain. Cooperation between the two carriers will cease at the end of 2022. Launched in 2013, the lines operated jointly by the two operators have never been profitable, and SNCF has been unable to...

There's a lot of talk about the difficulty of booking a ticket or service on the new SNCF Connect application. But what about other European rail companies? A quick look at the applications used by other rail operators is in order. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, we can see that the simple purchase...

Now it's the turn of Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate for Transport, to ask SNCF to "resolve as quickly as possible" the problems with SNCF Connect, the railway company's new application launched on 25 January. In an interview this weekend on the CNews channel, he added that "the...

Last night saw the launch of SNCF Connect, the SNCF's new digital application and website designed to meet all travellers' mobility needs, including, of course, rail travel. While the Ouigo.com site is still up and running, Ouisncf web customers are now being redirected to the new Sncf-connect.com site, with its astonishing...

At the Grand Live du Voyages d'affaires, held online on 20 January at the initiative of CDS Groupe and the IFTM-Top Resa trade fair, Jean-Pierre Farandou, head of the SNCF, opened the event with an update on the rail company's business news. A business segment that is currently affected by a fall in demand for...

Since Monday, SNCF has reduced its operations. The reason: the health situation, of course, which is affecting not only demand (-30% since the start of the year on the TGV network) but also the group's teams. "It's not a question of unexpected train cancellations, but of adapted transport plans,...

Are you allowed to eat while travelling or not? This is not such a trivial question, following the government's announcement at the end of last week that it would be forbidden to eat food on board trains. Especially on long journeys. Before taking a plane or a train, will we have to hurry up and gobble down some food?

In its annual review of the French rail transport market in 2020, the Autorité de Régulation des Transports (ART) notes that the market remains attractive to new operators. Competition in rail transport services in the European Union came into effect on 13 December 2020. Alternative operators are ready to cross swords with the...

One app instead of two, one website: the SNCF is simplifying its digital relations with its customers. Passengers have been waiting for this change, and the company has been talking about it for several months. It will take shape with the launch of SNCF Connect in January. This new digital service, designed...