the State promises discounts on trains this summer, and a single “pass” for Intercités and TER

2023-06-25 14:12:00

While SNCF prices are increasingly decried by consumers, will there be discounts this summer to encourage the French to favor the train?

« 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 “, declared Clément Beaune, the Minister of Transport, during an interview with the “Grand Jury RTL-Le Figaro-LCI”. ” It will be extremely simple and extremely powerful “, he promised.

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A unique and inexpensive “pass” for Intercités and TER?

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.

Moreover, “I think we should move towards a pass that is attractive on all daily trains, Intercités and TER” (local services financed by the regions, Ed), he added.

The Minister praised the efforts already made by certain regions, such as Occitanie, which launched “the 1-euro train” for young people, and PACA, which set up a ” fixed price of 90 euros for unlimited train for students all year round ».

« 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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The Roissy-Picardie and Lyon-Turin projects “will be done”

With regard to the other major railway projects, the Roissy-Picardie line project will “, he assured. ” We asked for a grant from Europe, but we didn’t get it this time. (…) these are regular calls for projects, we will try our luck again together with the region “, he said.

Mr. Beaune also recalled his attachment to the Lyon-Turin project, contested by certain ecologists and elected leftists. ” It’s a project we care about, which will be funded “said the Minister. The Lyon-Turin “ will remove 1 million trucks from our roads and the pollution that goes with it “, noted Mr. Beaune.

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