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Regarded as one of the essential elements of its professional offering, the 11 Grand Voyageur Le Club lounges are receiving particular attention from SNCF Voyageurs. Following the renovation of the Gare de l'Est lounge in January, the company has just reopened access to the one at Paris-Lyon after a nine-week facelift…

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…

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…

The work carried out by SNCF Réseau is incessant, some of it with significant implications for TGV and TER (regional train) traffic. The latest announcement from SNCF is that they plan to replace no fewer than 9 points at the entrance to Marseille Saint-Charles station in May. This will have an impact on...

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.…

Following on from SNCF a few weeks ago, it is now Trenitalia's turn to unveil its transport plan for the May 1st bridge due to the closure of Gare de Lyon (and Bercy), where SNCF Réseau will be carrying out major work on the tracks and signal boxes. No trains will be running at...

There are hints of the Soviet Union in the United States. As in Stalin's time, when cities, schools and public squares were named after the "Little Father of the People", the American administration is toying with the idea of renaming certain institutions and infrastructures after the "greatest American president of all time", to use the terminology in vogue in...

Business travellers and, above all, leisure passengers who have decided to take advantage of the 1 May bank holiday to travel by TGV via Gare de Lyon may be in for a bit of a disappointment. SNCF Réseau has just announced the closure of the Paris station for this traditionally busy weekend. No Transilien or TGV trains...

The SNCF operates 11 Grand Voyageur lounges in France, which are one of the key elements of its commercial offering for business travellers. They are regularly updated and even extended. This will once again be the case for the Paris lounge at Gare de Lyon, the busiest...

The Paris-Lyon line, SNCF's most profitable, continues to whet appetites. After Trenitalia at the end of 2021, and while waiting for Renfe's AVEs still blocked at Lyon Part-Dieu, a newcomer has come out of the woodwork, Claret, following the favourable opinion issued on 1 December by the French Transport Regulation Authority (ART). This...

Eurostar is reopening its Premier Lounge at Gare du Nord after a total renovation. Located at 22 rue de Dunkerque, in the immediate vicinity of the station, this lounge is intended for passengers in the new Premier class deployed on the ex-Thalys European routes - France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany - as well as members of the Eurostar...

A balance between past and present, centre and periphery. On the one hand, Amsterdam's old courthouse is preparing to house a luxury Rosewood hotel. On the other, the new courthouse has been set up in the heart of the business district, in the Zuidas district, in a building bathed in light designed by...

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...

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...

After Liège-Guillemins station, one of his most emblematic projects completed in 2009, the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (1) is once again at work in Wallonia with the opening to the public on 18 December of the new station in Mons, a Belgian town some thirty kilometres to the east of Valenciennes. However, the official inauguration is not scheduled until...

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...

It's a project that the people of Lyon probably thought would never be finished. It's the Part Dieu district, a major redevelopment project for France's second-largest tertiary centre, at the heart of the Rhône metropolis. Home to 20,600 residents and more than 2,500 businesses generating 60,000 jobs, the Part-Dieu district is...

Business travellers who opt for a car when travelling to Gare de Lyon in Paris or Lyon Part-Dieu can benefit from a new partnership with Trenitalia. The railway company has joined forces with Ector to offer its customers a valet parking service. Passengers can now book a valet service...

Not 2-in-1, but 17-in-1. The SNCF has redesigned station assistance and support for disabled passengers until they reach their seat on the train around the Assist'engare one-stop shop. This simplification has been encouraged by the Mobility Orientation Act (LOM). Previously, for journeys involving a number of stages, such as first taking a TER to catch a...

The Train + Air service gives passengers a single reservation for their entire journey, combining rail and air. Above all, it guarantees them a seat on the next flight or train in the event of delays, free of charge. Last year, the service even entered the digital age, with...