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SNCF faced with the challenge of competition

2021-11-01T17:21:35.848Z


DECRYPTION - With Trenitalia on the TGV, Transdev on the TER, competition is coming to the rail. It's a photo spinning on Twitter. We see side by side at the Gare de Lyon, in Paris, an Ouigo and a red TGV from Trenitalia. For now, the historic Italian rail operator is testing the Paris-Lyon line. In a press release in mid-October, he mentioned “ the upcoming launch of his high-speed train, Frecciarossa ”, on this axis. Contacted, Trenitalia remains silent. However, some information is startin


It's a photo spinning on Twitter.

We see side by side at the Gare de Lyon, in Paris, an Ouigo and a red TGV from Trenitalia.

For now, the historic Italian rail operator is testing the Paris-Lyon line.

In a press release in mid-October, he mentioned “

the upcoming launch of his high-speed train, Frecciarossa

”, on this axis.

Contacted, Trenitalia remains silent.

However, some information is starting to filter.

The first Frecciarossa could circulate mid-December with an opening of reservations mid-November.

Initially, there would be three daily Paris-Lyon-Milan round trips.

A few weeks later, Trenitalia would add two Paris-Lyons.

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And the group should use the formula which made the success of its TGVs in Italy.

The trains have four classes with very careful services in the highest called "Executive": only two seats per row against three in first class at the SNCF, a meeting room with a

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Source: lefigaro

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