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November 27, 2020 | High-speed

Montpellier - Perpignan HS set for public inquiry in 2021

FRANCE is set to launch a public inquiry in autumn 2021 into the construction of the 150km high-speed line between Montpellier and Perpignan.

October 17, 2020 | News

Work underway on LGV Sud Est improvements

SNCF Network is overseeing a project to update infrastructure on the 409km LGV Sud Est high-speed line between Paris and Lyon.

July 21, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom starts production of 100 Avelia Horizon trains for SNCF

ALSTOM has started manufacturing bodyshells for its new Avelia Horizon 350km/h double-deck trains for French National Railways (SNCF) at its La Rochelle plant.

May 1, 2020 | High-speed

Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France

ONE of three conditions imposed on Air France in exchange for a €7bn coronavirus aid package is to stop competing with TGV services where rail offers a viable alternative.

April 1, 2020 | Main line

SNCF operates additional hospital services for Covid-19 patients

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has operated a further two TGV hospital services, carrying patients affected by Covid-19 to areas with additional hospital capacity to spread the load on medical services.

March 5, 2020 | High-speed

Major landslide derails Strasbourg - Paris TGV service

A significant landslide in a cutting on the Strasbourg - Paris high-speed line has derailed a TGV service carrying 300 passengers, injuring three people including the driver.

August 1, 2019 | Financial

SNCF traffic recovers strongly following 2018 strikes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reports a strong passenger traffic recovery for the first half of 2018 following the long period of strikes in 2018 over the reform of SNCF which is due to be finalised in 2020.

July 31, 2019 | High-speed

SNCF orders more Euroduplex trains

ALSTOM confirmed on July 31 that French National Railways (SNCF) has placed a €331m order for 12 additional TGV Euroduplex trains.

June 5, 2019 | High-speed

Thello plans open-access Milan - Paris HS service

THELLO, a subsidiary of Italian national passenger operator Trenitalia, is seeking approval from the French Rail Regulator Arafer to operate two high-speed service per day between Milan, Turin, Lyon and Paris starting in June 2020.

June 5, 2019 | High-speed

TGV Lyria: bringing frequent fliers back down to earth

Providing a comfortable service on high-speed trains as an alternative to air travel is the formula offered by TGV Lyria, which operates high-speed services between Switzerland’s main cities and Paris. Anitra Green talks to TGV Lyria’s director general Fabien Soulet, about the strategy.

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