2023-12-17 10:26:05 The CEO of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, cited a figure which surprised more than one. According to him, a TGV ticket costs on average less than 45 euros. This is what he opposes to all those who find the high-speed train too expensive. The TF1info Auditors looked into where this surprising price came … Read more
2023-11-30 17:15:00 The train may be more environmentally friendly, but one thing is certain: it is not cheap for taxpayers! According to Fipeco, an information site specializing in public finances, “the total cost of SNCF for taxpayers – households and businesses – was 20 billion euros in 2022”. An amount up by 1.5 billion compared … Read more
2023-11-29 20:40:00 This weekend will be marked by a SNCF strike, Thursday November 30 and Friday December 1. Employees in the railway sector intend to denounce problems linked to lack of staff, refusal of leave, non-recognition of the work carried out. In Île-de-France, this social movement will impact traffic on public transport. THE RER C will … Read more
2023-11-29 17:35:17 It was an ultimately unconvincing Competition Authority which presented, on Wednesday November 29, its advisory opinion on the competitive functioning of the land transport sector. Chaired by the economist Benoît Cœuré, it is there to ensure that the players do not hinder competition supposed to benefit the consumer. She spoke out on the … Read more
2023-11-23 16:19:55 On “Quotidien”, the mayor of Paris estimated Wednesday evening, November 22, that “we are not going to be ready” for the management of public transport and the homeless, in the capital, at the time of the 2024 Olympic Games, and pointing the finger at the responsibility of the government and the region. Or … Read more
2023-11-20 19:56:28 The Order of Physicians strongly criticized the SNCF’s plan to install medical teleconsultation spaces in around 300 stations by 2028. The Order expressed its “very deep concern”, believing that this “proposal will divert health professionals, who will thus be less available to practice in the most vulnerable areas.” The doctors’ policeman “calls much … Read more
2023-11-17 13:06:21 To fight against medical deserts, the SNCF wants to offer consultations in stations. Telemedicine spaces must be deployed in around 300 French stations by 2028, announced SNCF Gares et Connexions, a subsidiary of the railway groupFriday November 17. The stations selected to benefit from the system will be “located in priority intervention zones … Read more
2023-11-14 20:24:15 The SUD-Rail union plans to “build a powerful mobilization” to oppose the salary measures proposed by SNCF management for the year 2024 and does not rule out days of action during the Christmas holidays. “In the coming weeks, we are determined to build a powerful mobilization, exclusively on the subject of wages,” warned … Read more