New Dutch player Heuro to compete with Eurostar to lower prices
InterviewThe brand-newly established railway company Heuro aims to be the alternative to Eurostar between Amsterdam, Paris and London from 2028. RailTech spoke to Dutch founder Roemer van den Biggelaar. “We just want lower prices and...Read more
New Generation RER train launched in Paris
On Monday 13 November at Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, Valérie Pécresse, President of Île-de-France Mobilités, Brice Rabaste, Vice-President of Île-de-France Mobilités, Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs and Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO of Alstom, inaugurated the...Read more
Mass transit expert makes 14 recommendations to better the Paris ‘RER B’
With 983,000 daily users, the RER B, connecting Paris to its suburbs and the Charles de Gaulle airport, is the second busiest RER commuter line in the Paris region. Despite this, the commuter line has...Read more
Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs to operate new Paris-region lines
Île-de-France Mobilités selected a consortium of Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs named ‘Stretto’ to operate the tram-train lines T4, T11, and the Esbly-Crécy branch of Line P in the Île-de-France region on October 12. These lines represent...Read more
The end of the iconic Parisian paper t+ tickets is in sight
It’s one step closer to the end of an era in Paris. From 21 September 2023, cardboard carnets – packs of 10 t+ tickets will no longer be available for sale at all stations on the...Read more
Start of the test run for tram-train T12 in Paris region
Following the dynamic tests conducted in June, tram-train T12 began its test run on September 11th. The T12 trams are now operating under real conditions on the operational route but without passengers. This is the...Read more
ÖBB and DB to double night train traffic by 2030
Austrian operator ÖBB and its German counterpart Deutsche Bahn have announced their plans for international trains in the coming years. The number of services will increase, and new night train connection from Berlin and Vienna...Read more
FS may connect Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) may extend its existing services to Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. This interest in expanding their portfolio of European destinations stems from the rail network liberalisation that is ongoing in...Read more
RATP: sales up but results down
The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), one of the main public transport operator in the Greater Paris region, has shared its half-year results, which it reports as being very heavily impacted by “inflationary pressures”....Read more
Plan by SNCB and SNCF for new Paris-Brussels link raises eyebrows
SNCB and SNCF Voyageurs are studying the possibility of jointly setting up a new regular passenger service using conventional trains between Brussels and Paris by the end of 2024. Their aim is to offer passengers...Read more
SNCF fined for the death of passenger’s cat
SNCF has been fined 2.000 euros by a French police tribunal, for unintentionally endangering the life of an animal. The trial took place after a pet cat was killed by a departing TGV at Montparnasse...Read more
Three extensions in four years: where does Paris’ M14 metro line stand?
Having already been extended three times since it entered service, a fourth extension is planned for metro line M14, before the start of the Paris Olympics. It will link Orly airport to Saint-Denis-Pleyel in just...Read more
Summer works on the Île-de-France network in full swing
Starting this month works in the Île-de-France region of France will begin, as part of a 4.2-billion euro infrastructure modernisation campaign for the infrastructure network, including Réseau Express Régional (RER) commuter rail, regional trains, metros,...Read more