The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

SNCF: Friday will be the busiest day of an already record summer

2022-07-27T14:25:47.119Z


The SNCF is on track to record “record attendance” this summer. Friday should be "the busiest day of the summer" with 400,000 main line passengers expected, according to SNCF Voyageurs.


The SNCF has so far sold more than 18 million main line tickets for July and August, the number reaching 22 million by adding the TERs marketed on the SNCF Connect site or application, she told AFP. .

"

This is a level of reservations up almost 10% compared to 2019 on the same date

," she added.

Occasional and weekend TER attendance is also excellent, up nearly 20% compared to 2019. The company is therefore on track to record “

record attendance

” this summer.

Friday should be "

the busiest day of the summer

" with 400,000 main line travelers expected, according to SNCF Voyageurs.

Read alsoSNCF in search of 100 billion to double rail traffic

SEE ALSO

- RER B and D passengers evacuated, while trains are blocked

Unsurprisingly, the peak weekends of departures on July 8-9-10 (1.3 million travelers on the TGV and Intercités), the July 14 bridge (2 million) and the great crossover of the 29, July 30 and 31 (1 million, and a third of full TGVs) were or will be particularly busy.

The most popular destinations are unsurprisingly the Mediterranean, the South-West and Brittany, the “

top 5

” of the most requested cities being, like last year, Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille and Avignon.

The Grand Est is also popular this year, with notable increases in bookings to Nancy (+56% over one year), Metz (+50%) and Reims (+63%).

Still 6 million places available

"

All available trains are in circulation this summer

," insisted the public company, while many trains are already full or have become very expensive without a discount card.

It plans to run 800 TGVs and Intercités every day, slightly more than in 2019 (+2% for TGVs), ensuring that the train maintenance plan was "

robust and adapted to this increased traffic

".

There are still more than 6 million seats available on long-distance trains in August

,” added SNCF Voyageurs.

The SNCF always advises its travelers to wear a mask, even if it is not compulsory.

In addition, the public group will soon add new features to SNCF Connect: the possibility of selecting a stage, payment by Apple Pay, or "

low price alerts

" to be informed of the availability of its journeys at a given price.

The possibility of paying for your train ticket online with (dematerialized) holiday vouchers is popular with customers, according to SNCF Voyages.

Source: lefigaro

All business articles on 2022-07-27

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.