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After Morocco at the end of 2018, will Ivory Coast be the second country on the African continent to have a high-speed train? The government of this West African country indeed wishes to build a high-speed line between Abidjan, the economic capital, and Yamoussoukro, the political capital created by the former...

Already working with some 250 rail operators, Rail Europe continues to expand its range of companies available for booking in B2C and B2B. After BritRail in March and then the night train operator European Sleeper, the distribution platform has just integrated Leo Express. The arrival of the Czech company allows it to strengthen its offer of...

CDG Express is picking up the pace. Following the connection of the tracks and the remote control centre last weekend, the company has just unveiled the fares that will apply to passengers travelling between Gare de l'Est and Roissy-CDG Airport from 28 March 2027. It will cost...

The train continues its breakthrough in Europe. Witness to this is this new link launched on May 1st by the Czech railways between Prague and Hamburg, with two daily return journeys, one continuing its journey to Copenhagen. On this route which crosses three countries, several cities will be served including Dresden, the capital of…

In its latest report, "Travelling by Train: a Puzzle for Passengers," the Réseau Action Climat has highlighted the thirty or so air routes that carry over a million passengers per year between France and European cities, and their similar accessibility by train. The aim is to demonstrate the delay in...

This is a first since the opening of rail transport to competition in Spain. For the first time, high-speed traffic has declined on the Madrid-Barcelona route, according to the Spanish National Commission on Competition (CNMC). The decrease in the last quarter of 2025 is also significant, at 13%, totalling 3.3 million...

To further improve the level of service on board its trains between France and Switzerland, TGV Lyria has signed an agreement with the EHL Hospitality Business School, the former École hôtelière de Lausanne founded in 1893, which specialises in service excellence. The aim of this partnership is to improve the travel experience, particularly for...

After decades of procrastination and delays, high-speed rail is beginning to gain momentum in English-speaking countries. The latest market is Australia, where the first high-speed line could be built on the island's east coast, between Sydney and Newcastle, a coastal city further north. For...

From 7 September 2026, Deutsche Bahn, in partnership with Brussels Airlines, will launch its new high-speed rail link between Brussels Airport and Cologne. The link will offer passengers fast and direct access to the more than 180 destinations served by the Belgian airport. The first train will leave Cologne on 7 September at...

With rail travel increasingly popular with travellers, particularly business travellers, travel comparison site Skyscanner has decided to take this into account. The platform is constantly evolving to meet the changing expectations of travellers. In a recent study it commissioned, Skyscanner noted changes in behaviour that are likely to continue...

Despite having clocked up 13.8 million kilometres, the 377-seat TGV No. 4718, which entered service on 3 March 1995, is looking its best in the Landy technicentre in Saint-Denis. For 7 weeks, it has undergone a €2.5 million facelift as part of the SNCF's project to extend the service...

While Ouigo train tickets are now available from travel agencies in general and business agencies in particular, the SNCF's low-cost offer has seen its prices soar since 2017, according to the latest study by the Fédération nationale des Associations d'usagers des transports (Fnaut). A rise in fares that has already been...

Trenitalia will not be spared the closure of Gare de Lyon between 8pm on 30 April and 2pm on 3 May announced by SNCF Réseau a few days ago. The infrastructure manager, a subsidiary of the SNCF group, will be taking advantage of the 1st May bank holiday to carry out various works...

Following on from the train accident in Santiago de Compostela in 2013, Spain has once again been hit by a train derailment that has so far claimed almost 40 lives and injured around 120. The tragedy occurred at 7.45pm on Sunday, this time in Andalusia, shortly after the departure of a high-speed train belonging to...

On 29 June 2025, Transdev took over the operation of the Marseille-Toulon-Nice line following the successful tender launched by the Sud Provence Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. It thus became the first contracted line in France to be opened up to regional competition. At the end of the first six months of operation, an initial assessment...

Bis repetita? After the disruption caused by the snow at the start of the week, the French transport system is facing a new challenge - and a major one. Storm Goretti will hit in a few hours' time. As of 8 January, 27 départements have been placed under Vigilance orange. La Manche has even been placed under red alert. What will...

The Normandy Region's elected representatives confirmed their choice of RATP Dev as operator of the Caen hub rail services from July 2027. The RATP group subsidiary will take over from the SNCF on these lines from Caen to Coutances, Saint-Lô, Evreux, Cherbourg, Rouen,...

On the occasion of the announcement of a new stage in the testing of the TGV M, the SNCF has published a new date for the commercial launch of its new-generation train assembled by Alstom. This is now scheduled for 1 July 2026 for the first four test trainsets, after which eight TGVs will be operational...

In the end, there will be no Deutsche Bahn (DB) ICE 3 trains in London as envisaged by the German rail company in 2013. However, DB is reviving its plans to link the British capital to Germany by signing a memorandum with Eurostar to launch London-Frankfurt services in early 2030...

One of the great successes of the Paris Olympic Games was the recognition of disability issues. No doubt the legacy of the Olympic Games had something to do with the entry into force on 1 December of a reform decreeing that wheelchairs would be fully covered by the French social security system, with no additional costs. And if transport...