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February 3, 2016 | High-speed

Route approved for Montpellier - Perpignan HSL

FRENCH transport minister Mr Alain Vidalies has approved the preliminary route and station locations for the 150km Montpellier - Perpignan high-speed line, paving the way for a public inquiry into the project, which is expected to begin at the end of this year.

February 2, 2016 | Main line

Iran and Italy sign railway development MoU

IRAN's minister of transport Mr Abbas Akhoundi and Italy's minister of infrastructure and transport Mr Graziano Delrio have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Italian State Railways (FS) to become a development partner for Iranian Islamic Republic Railways (RAI).

January 29, 2016 | Asia

Alstom and SNCF sign Iranian rail agreements

ALSTOM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Industrial Development and Renovation Organisation of Iran (IRDO) in Paris on January 27, which is intended to pave the way for the supplier to re-enter the Iranian market for urban and mainline rail equipment.

January 27, 2016 | Asia

SNCF to assist Indian Railways with station upgrading

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has agreed the second phase of a cooperation protocol with Indian Railways (IR) signed in April 2015 for a pilot project to upgrade two stations.

January 21, 2016 | Europe

The modern railway: integrated international, multi-modal

ONE year on from the merger of French National Railways (SNCF) and infrastructure owner French Rail Network (RFF) into a single organisation with SNCF Mobility as the operator and SNCF Network the infrastructure manager, SNCF president Mr Guillaume Pepy says work is progressing to transform SNCF into an international transport group.

January 21, 2016 | High-speed

July opening date confirmed for TGV Est Phase 2

THE president of French infrastructure manager SNCF Network Mr Jacques Rapoport confirmed on January 20 that the opening of the second phase of TGV Est, which was delayed following the fatal derailment of a test train at Eckwersheim near Strasbourg on November 14, will take place on July 3.

January 8, 2016 | Main line

SNCF to launch TGV ticket barrier trial

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will introduce ticket barriers at two major stations from January 11 as part of a three-month trial seeking to address the issue of fare evasion, which costs SNCF around €300m a year in lost revenue.

January 5, 2016 | Light Rail

SNCF orders tram-trains for Paris Line T4

ALSTOM confirmed on January 5 that French National Railways (SNCF) has placed a €75m order on behalf of Ile-de-France transport authority STIF for 15 Citadis Dualis tram-trains for the €270m extension of Paris Line T4 from Gargan to Montfermeil.

December 4, 2015 | Europe

French contactless ticketing alliance formed

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF), Paris Transport Authority (RATP), mobile network operator Orange and digital security company Gemalto announced on December 3 that they have formed a joint venture company, Wizway Solutions, to develop integrated contactless ticketing solutions.