TGV

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...

As far as the TGV is concerned, trains to Luxembourg from Paris now stop at Metz or Thionville, with the last part of the journey being made by bus. This adds at least half an hour to the journey. Buses are only accessible to passengers with an INOUI ticket. This situation will continue until...

The Bordeaux-Toulouse high-speed rail link project is finally back on track. At the end of last week, the 24 local authorities involved in the New Aquitaine and Occitania regions approved the €14.3 billion financing plan for the work. The local authorities will be contributing €5.6 billion, while the French government...

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,...

The Paris-Lyon TGV line is one of SNCF's historic routes, and is still the focus of the rail carrier's attention. At the heart of its traffic and above all the income of the Voyages SNCF branch, it now accounts for 24 daily return TGV services (including two OUIGO services), compared with 13 when the line was inaugurated by President François Mitterrand in September...

Of course, the croque-monsieur is still very much on the menu. But purists will no doubt cry sacrilege, as it has been revisited by young chef Alexia Duchêne, who has been responsible for the recipes of the dishes sold on SNCF Inoui TGV trains since 14 October. Her colleague, pastry chef Nina Métayer, is responsible for...

Thello made no secret of its desire to compete with SNCF on its home turf, particularly on the Paris-Lyon-Milan high-speed line. The ambitions of the company, a subsidiary of the Italian national group Trenitalia, were unveiled back in 2018. A launch was initially expected in the summer of 2020, then postponed due to the economic crisis...

China's technology never ceases to amaze. This is particularly true in rail transport, where the country has become the leader in high-speed trains in less than 20 years. Since the first launches in the early 2000s, the TGV network has become the largest in the world, with 38,000 km of...

After reducing its offer during the last lockdown, SNCF is increasing it again with the lifting of the ban on journeys of more than 10 km on 3 May. From four TGVs out of ten in recent weeks, the Inoui and Ouigo high-speed offer will gradually increase to reach eight TGVs out of ten in...

The Occitanie region and Toulouse Métropole can celebrate after four years of battle over a highly political project. On 27 April, a letter from Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed that the French government was committing €4.1 billion to funding the Bordeaux-Toulouse high-speed line. By 2030, the project will have...

Ilsa is a subsidiary of Italian rail operator Trenitalia. The company was created to operate a TGV network in Spain. Italian railways hold 45% of Ilsa's capital. The remaining 55% is held by the Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum. But in an interview with...

The Rome-Milan railway line will be offering Covid-free trains from April, announced Gianfranco Battisti, Managing Director of Ferrovie dello Stato, on Monday 8 March. The head of Italy's national railway company hailed the initiative as a way of boosting travel after more than a year of fighting the pandemic. The launch...

Since China launched its high-speed rail system in 2008, it has steadily gained market share. A recent study on the impact of high-speed rail on China's three airline giants indicates that around 80 % of China's domestic air routes will be competing in 2025 with...

Air France and SNCF have just confirmed the launch of the "Train + Air" TGV service between Bordeaux Saint-Jean and Massy TGV stations. Massy TGV provides fast access to Orly airport. The first TGVs will start operating on 15 December, the date of the second phase of deconfinement. Passengers...

Last spring, Air France undertook to suspend its operations on domestic routes. This decision applies to routes where rail offers an alternative within 2.5 hours. While CDG has its own TGV station integrated into Terminal 2, Orly passengers must go to Massy TGV station at...

Trainline, the booking platform dedicated to train and bus travel, is adding a new feature designed to make it easier to get a refund for a late train. Operating with 270 carriers in 45 countries, Trainline has chosen France as the first country to offer this service. According to a survey conducted with OpinionWay last August, 62%...

The opening up of the rail market to competition is beginning to take shape. Official from 12 December 2020, it is sparking the ambitions of SNCF's competitors in France, such as Trenitalia and Thello, but it is also opening up development prospects outside France for the French company. The SNCF recently announced the launch of a...

In preparation for the hoped-for return of business travellers on its TGVs this autumn, despite the Covid-19 crisis, SNCF is bolstering its sales with a promotional offer aimed at frequent travellers, the bulk of whom are 'pro' customers. From 14 September to 7 October inclusive, the Liberté card is being sold at...