2023-06-25 13:55:15
“It will be extremely simple and extremely powerful! ” Clément Beaune promised a series of measures, on the set of “ Grand Jury RTL-Le Figaro-LCI ” this Sunday. THE Minister of Transport thus announced that the SNCF was going to set up discounts “for all users” on Intercités trains. The State also plans, according to him, to launch in the coming months, with the regions, a “pass”, a cheap single ticket, covering the Intercités and TER.
“In the coming days, I will announce a number of pricing measures, reductions in particular on Intercity trains which are directly under my ministry, they will be for all users,” he said.
12 million travelers
SNCF’s Intercités trains, which are not high-speed, serve routes such as Paris-Limoges, Paris-Clermont-Ferrand or Bordeaux-Marseille. They carry “12 million passengers” every year, according to the minister. Five billion euros investments have been announced to renovate the rolling stock of these lines, recalled Mr. Beaune. Some suffer from chronic delays and technical problems. In addition, “I think we must move towards a pass that is attractive on all daily trains, Intercity and TER” (local services funded by the regions, editor’s note), he added.
The Minister welcomed the efforts already made by certain regions, such as Occitania which launched “the 1 euro train” for young people, and PACA which set up a “package at 90 euros for unlimited train for students all year “.
“We must sit around the table with the regions which are already making great efforts, the State which can also do so, to define in the coming months a simple pass, a cheap single ticket”, he judged. .
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