RailTech EuropeDriverless trains and metros are becoming more widespread in the world of rail, provoking a paradigm shift in communication technology. Ensuring cybersecurity has thus become paramount due to concerns about potential takeovers or disruptions. Roch...Read more
Saint-Denis – Pleyel station, set to become a flagship station of the Grand Paris Express, is gearing up for its grand opening in the coming months. This station is poised to be among the largest in...Read more
Grand Paris ExpressThe Société du Grand Paris (SGP) awarded the first design-build contract for metro line 15’s Eastern section to the COREA consortium, led by Eiffage Génie Civil. Awarded on Friday, 15 December 2023, it is the...Read more
With 200 kilometres of network, the project involves the creation of four new lines around Paris, the extension of line 14, the construction of 68 stations and the development of new neighbourhoods around these future...Read more
A decade after declaring this line essential for the public, and following eight years of getting ready and two years after finishing work on this part, a metro has finally run on two kilometres of...Read more
France’s capital region of Île-de-France saw an unprecedented volume of worksites this summer, in the run-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. SNCF Réseau stated in a press release that they are aiming “to...Read more
The Société du Grand Paris has awarded the Intencités15 consortium, headed by VINCI Construction Grands Projets, the first contract for the design and construction of line M15’s Western section. This is the first Grand Paris...Read more
Hosting the Olympic Games is no small feat. In exactly one year from now, the Paris transport network will need to handle 1 million extra journeys per day, counting one outward and one return journey...Read more
Grand Paris ExpressÎle-de-France Mobilités has awarded the ORA consortium the contract to operate and maintain the Southern section of the Grand Paris Express (GPE)’s line 15. This announcement comes just a few days after the GPE company...Read more
To finance the 100-billion-euro plan announced last month by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, SNCF CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou insists that “all accessible sources of funding must be used”. He even proposes taxing motorways and airports...Read more
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