The LGV Sud-Est, Paris and Lyon, and France’s first high-speed line, will be closed for four days from November 9th to 12th, 2024, in preparation for the implementation of new signalling. Consequently, SNCF Voyageurs is...Read more
France is aiming for a new record in summer train ticket sales this summer, according to the SNCF. Last summer, the SNCF had a record-breaking summer in terms of ticket sales, with over 23 million...Read more
So synonymous is Spanish operator Renfe’s AVE brand with high-speed services that when a competitor’s train broke down earlier this week, Renfe received the complaints. The Spanish operator has reached out to market and competition...Read more
During the night of 21 to 22 June, dynamic tests began in France with the TGV M, the fifth-generation TGV built by Alstom. The high-speed train is due to enter commercial service with SNCF in...Read more
Ouigo Spain has launched its third high-speed service last Friday, connecting Madrid to Albacete and to coastal city Alicante. Low-cost operator Ouigo now connects the two cities in less than two and a half hours...Read more
Renfe has seen its traction energy costs fall by more than 30 per cent over the last quarter. This has helped the Spanish operator to contain overall costs and reduce its losses. An increase in...Read more
Over 400 kilometres of rail tracks were taken out of service between 2019 and 2021, according to the annual review by the French Transport Regulation Authority (ART) published this week. However, the intensity of rail...Read more
As the end of the year is approaching, Iryo is preparing to enter the Spanish high-speed rail market in full force. The 25th of November will mark an historical day, as for the first time...Read more
Private high-speed train operator Iryo will join Renfe and Ouigo on the Spanish high-speed rail network from November 25 onwards, Spanish media reported last week. Earlier this month, Iryo CEO Simone Gorini also said there...Read more
A Ouigo train travelling from Madrid to Barcelona ripped off several hundred of metres of overhead line from the high-speed railway line on Saturday, causing major delays for thousands of passengers.Read more
SNCF has already sold some 7,2 million tickets for its long-distance trains for the spring holiday period in France, which began on April 16 for certain regions and will end on May 9 for others.Read more
SNCF kicked-off its OUIGO Classic services on Monday. The trains offer low-cost tickets to destinations on the Lyon-Paris-Nantes arch using refurbished rolling stock on some of France’s most historical tracks.Read more
Following the presentation of a TGV M body shell on 16 July 2020, Alstom and SNCF unveiled the first TGV M power car last week on Wednesday. The first trainsets of the new modular TGV...Read more
Ouigo launched its service between Madrid and Barcelona this Monday, 10 May. A subsidiary of the French SNCF, it is the first new high-speed operator to enter the Spanish market. Ouigo offers 10 daily trips...Read more