The rail network’s great transformation

Did you know that France’s population has grown by 20 million since its rail network was first built? We’re constantly upgrading the rail network to keep pace with population growth and increased traffic. How? Find out in our webseries.

Two billion passengers a year

France’s rail network, which was designed in the 19th century, is continually upgraded to handle ever-increasing traffic. Each year, the network transports 2 billion people on some 15,000 trains a day, which makes ongoing innovation essential. We also need modern technologies to meet the challenges of increasingly urban lifestyles and comply with new European network standards.

As you’ll see in our 6 videos, whether it’s signalling, centralized network command, or managing network traffic, this high-performance network is already in the making—and it’s full steam ahead!

  • 50%

    more TERs in the last 10 years

  • 40%

    more Transilien trains in the last 10 years

  • 30%

    more TGVs in the last 10 years

Our 6-part webseries

Webseries: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 1: What it’s all about

Weberies: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 2: The ERTMS system

Webseries: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 3: Centralized network command

Webseries: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 4: Managing network traffic

Webseries: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 5: Accompanying the transformation

Webseries: Introducing the high-performance network, Episode 6: How passengers will benefit