TGV

SNCF will be undergoing a minor revolution on 14 December when it switches to the Winter 2025-2026 service. Between now and then, the railway company plans to change the seat numbering on all Inoui TGVs from two to three digits. The SNCF is adopting the same numbering system already used on...

Trenitalia is continuing to expand in France since its launch in December 2021. From 15 December, the Italian airline will be adding 5 extra return trips on its flagship Paris-Lyon route. This will bring its daily service on this route to 14 departures in each direction on weekdays. This increase comes...

Since 27 August, the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston has been enjoying a new lease of life thanks to the entry into service of the fastest trains in the United States. These 28 Avelia Liberty trains, named Nextgen Acela, were ordered by the public rail company Amtrak from the French manufacturer Alstom. By 2027,...

Competition is good for rail fares. And now on the Paris-Marseille route since the arrival of Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains on 15 June. According to a study based on tickets booked on Kombo, a platform for booking train, bus and plane tickets, SNCF has lowered its fares...

Passengers wishing to take trains to, from or within Luxembourg are in for a tough few weeks. In particular, the TGV between Paris and Luxembourg via Metz and Thionville will undergo adjustments. Passengers will benefit from "TGV" shuttle buses from Bettembourg to the Luxembourg capital and Thionville....

In the end, it will be Velvet, the trade name chosen by the Proxima group from among countless proposals for its high-speed trains, due to run along the Atlantic seaboard from 2028. It is the most advanced project of the SNCF's competitors, starting from scratch, with Proxima having announced last June that it would...

This is a new stage in the battle between Trenitalia and SNCF on its most profitable routes. After the Paris-Lyon service launched at the end of 2021, on Sunday the Italian company began its 3.5-hour high-speed services between Paris-Lyon and Marseille-Saint-Charles stations. The inauguration was held with great pomp and ceremony...

With the purchase of 50 trainsets due for delivery in 2030, Eurostar has unveiled the three new services that could be offered between now and then: London-Frankfurt, London-Geneva and Amsterdam-Brussels-Geneva. The number of Eurostar cross-Channel rail frequencies will also be increased, with the aim of boosting traffic by 2 million passengers...

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...

The TGV moves up a gear in Morocco. Morocco's Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) has just ordered 18 Avelia Horizon high-speed trains from French manufacturer Alstom as part of the extension of its high-speed line (LGV) to Marrakech. This will enable travel between Tangiers and the Red City...

The second Paris-Milan Inoui TGV set off this morning at 9.46am, 19 months after the rail line was suspended due to major rockfalls in the Maurienne valley on 27 August 2023. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot came to the station for the occasion...

After the Belgian-Dutch distribution platform Benerail and the Swiss company SBB at the end of 2023, Fairjungle is now adding Trenitalia to its booking platform, thanks to its partnership with Trainline. To offer the Italian carrier's trains, TMC is using Trainline Partner Solution, the rail distribution group's BtoB tool....

Yesterday, while the SNCF was unveiling the interior fittings of its future TGV M at Paris-Lyon station, its challenger Trenitalia was announcing the opening of its sales for the summer and publishing its fares for its next Paris-Marseille route, launched on 15 June with four daily return trips to start with. On this route, the Frecciarossa trainsets...

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...

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...

In December 2023, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel, Getlink announced its intention to increase traffic through its tunnels linking France and Great Britain. With this in mind, Getlink subsidiary Eurotunnel has just signed an agreement with London St. Pancras Highspeed, which manages the high-speed line on the British side...

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...

Renfe, the Spanish rail company, has carried one million passengers since the launch in July 2023 of its two routes linking Lyon to Barcelona and Marseille to Madrid. The three most successful routes are, in order, Lyon-Barcelona, Barcelona-Montpellier and Lyon-Montpellier. The Marseille-Madrid corridor accounts for 60% of its overall traffic,...

As the major expansion works at Amsterdam Centraal station continue, Eurostar has just resumed its direct services between the Dutch capital and London on Monday, in 3 hours 50 minutes. There will be three services on weekdays and every Sunday between London St Pancras and the Dutch station, but only two on Saturdays. In...