France sees strongest post-COVID EU passenger rail traffic rebound
France shows one of the strongest rebounds in passenger rail traffic in Europe, according to a new report entitled The European Rail Transport Market In 2021. Published by the French Transport Authority, or Autorité de...Read more
Violent demonstrations against the Lyon-Turin rail link
Around 2,000 demonstrators gathered in the Maurienne valley in Savoie, France, to protest against the construction of a rail link including a tunnel under the Alps between Lyon and Turin. Activists expressed their concern regarding...Read more
Conclusive tests for the first French hybrid Régiolis trainset in Toulouse
The last testing phase in the project to turn a diesel-electric Régiolis train into a battery-electric diesel hybrid in France, initiated in 2018 by SNCF and Alstom, was recently concluded. Earlier this week, the train...Read more
Renfe given green light for French branch, ticket sale about to start
Spanish operator Renfe has completed the registration of its branch in Lyon in the French commercial register. The company can start commercial activity imminently, and ticket sale for the first services Barcelona – Lyon and...Read more
France’s plan for Spanish rail border crossing upgrade is ‘worrying’
The future of the upgrade of the rail border crossing between France and Spain on the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor is still unclear and concerns are increasing. Carlo Sacchi, Community Executive responsible for the Corridor, presented...Read more
Renfe branches out to South-America
Spanish operator Renfe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chilean State Railway Company (EFE) to explore future areas of cooperation. The move marks the next step Renfe’s efforts in lending expertise abroad.Read more
May works in Ile-de-France continue on the Eastern and Atlantic axes
After a wave of projects in the Hauts-de-France region, SNCF Réseau is announcing the work planned for May in the Île-De-France region. In 2023, around 2 billion euro worth of work will be carried out...Read more
Famous Parisian hub Gare du Nord will temporarily close in May
SNCF Réseau is taking advantage of the drop in public transport traffic during the holiday weekends in May to carry out operations that will require traffic to be interrupted. This will take place throughout France,...Read more
SNCF Réseau springtime track work in full bloom in Hauts-de-France
May and its public holidays are fast approaching. For SNCF Réseau, this season is an opportunity to carry out modernisation works throughout France. Several worksites are planned on the 2,862 kilometres of rail lines in...Read more
Judge finds no issue with direct award process for Dutch Railways’ passenger services
A Dutch court has ruled against the Federation of Transport Companies (FMN) in their case against the government. The FMN had objected to the government’s aim to grant the incumbent operator, Dutch Railways (NS), another...Read more
Colas Rail and Alstom awarded lot of Grand Paris Express’s metro Line 17
Société du Grand Paris has awarded the consortium of Colas Rail and Alstom the contract for the track, overhead contact line and linear equipment for the second section of the Grand Paris Express Line 17....Read more
Turin-Lyon: former politicians urge Macron to avoid ‘tunnel without trains’ scenario
The French side of the project for the Turin-Lyon railway has been under the spotlight for possible significant delays in the construction of access roads to the tunnel from Lyon. In the latest development, 37...Read more
SNCF and Nevomo to cooperate on MagRail
Pioneer of maglev-inspired technology for existing railways Nevomo has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with the French state railways SNCF. The companies will evaluate the benefits of MagRail within the French railway network to...Read more