SNCF unveils future TGV INOUI livery at Alstom factory
SNCF Voyageurs showcased the livery of the forthcoming TGV INOUÏ (dubbed TGV M) on 29 April 2024, at Alstom’s Belfort factories. This unveiling marks the final industrial phase…
French Athlete Trésor Makunda adorns SNCF TGVs
To mark the occasion, starting from April 17, exactly 100 days before the commencement of the games, Trésor Makunda, a para-athlete with SNCF Voyageurs and an employee of…
Temporary closure of Paris-Lyon high-speed line
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…
SNCF prepares new TGV M maintenance centres
SNCF Voyageurs is embarking on a vast programme to modernise its maintenance centres to accommodate the future TGV INOUI, the fifth generation of French high-speed trains. The aim…
Second TGV M trainset begins tests on the French network
The TGV M test campaign, which began in June 2023, accelerated in October with the arrival of a second test train on the French national rail network. It…
SNCF’s new ‘Botox programme’ to increase TGV services
104 French high-speed trains will be getting a facelift. SNCF Voyageurs and its rolling stock division are launching the ‘Botox Programme’ to optimise the use and lifespan of their existing…
SNCF unveils the TGV M INOUI’s new seats
SNCF Voyageurs has unveiled the design of their new TGV M seats and lamps at Paris Design Week this month. These designs were proposed by the Japanese agency…
Summer ticket sales skyrocket in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
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…
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…
Alstom’s TGV M tested on the French rail network
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…
DB and SNCF mark 15 years of high-speed connections with special tariffs and new cooperation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and its French counterpart SNCF are making 15,000 tickets available at a reduced price as of Wednesday to mark the occasion of 15 years of…
SNCF’s spring holiday tickets sales at pre-corona levels
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…
SNCF sets out goal: 200 million TGV InOui passengers by 2030
The French state railways SNCF has set its ambition to reach 200 million passengers on their TGV InOui high-speed trains by the year 2030, the company announced at…