New Intercités trainsets arriving in 2027
Offering greater comfort and more space, the new Oxygène trainsets will begin replacing the existing Corail Intercités trains on the Paris-Clermont-Ferrand and Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse lines in 2027. The phased roll-out will then extend to Bordeaux-Marseille services in 2028 and 2029.
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In the driver's cab of future Intercités trains (2:39)
Improved rolling stock eagerly awaited
Spanish manufacturer CAF is building the Oxygène trainsets at its Reichshoffen site, 50 kilometres north of Strasbourg. They will gradually replace the Corail trains currently used on Intercités services.
From summer 2026, CAF will deliver an initial batch for reliability testing on the Paris-Clermont Ferrand and Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse (POLT) lines. SNCF Réseau and CAF plan to complete 300,000 kilometres of testing to ensure the new trains are fully reliable from their first day in service. Depending on the results, CAF may opt to retrofit trainsets already in production.
Once testing and approval are complete, the new trains are due to enter commercial service on the POLT line in late spring or early summer 2027, followed by the Bordeaux-Marseille line in 2028 and 2029.
Raising the bar: more seats, more comfort, more features
Each trainset has 420 seats—20 more than current models—and enhanced comfort and features in both 1st and 2nd class. This includes:
- Improved accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility, who can opt to remain in their wheelchair or transfer to a seat equipped with an assist bar and call button.
- Ergonomically designed seating.
- Wifi, personal power points and USB ports at every seat, including 2nd class.
- Live onboard updates of passenger information.
- Onboard video surveillance.
- Dedicated space for 10 bicycles, each with power points
- Onboard catering space for food and beverage breaks
- Live transmission of driver’s cabin views
- Reserved seating with clearly marked bookings
28
new Oxygène trainsets to start, with 22 more in 2028 and 2029
€1.36bn
invested by the French State in 50 Oxygène trainsets
2.6m
passengers carried each year on the POLT line, and 1.9m on the Paris - Clermont-Ferrand line
Strong support from the French State
The French State, as the Mobility Organizing Authority (MOA) for regional rail links, is funding the following investments:
- €715m for 28 trainsets for the Paris-Clermont-Ferrand and Paris-Limoges-Toulouse lines
- €650m for 22 trainsets for the Bordeaux-Marseille line, and related maintenance facilities
- €135m for developing new maintenance facilities in the Paris Region, at the Ivry-sur-Seine and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges depots, and elsewhere in France, in Clermont-Ferrand and Brive-La-Gaillarde
Network regeneration and upgrades
SNCF Réseau and the French State have committed nearly €4.5bn to modernizing the rail network.
Of this total, €1.9 billion will be invested in infrastructure regeneration between 2018 and 2027, with a further €600 million planned from 2028 onwards. An additional €272 million will be spent by 2028 to modernize the Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse (POLT) line.
SNCF Réseau is also investing €1.15 billion between 2018 and 2027 to upgrade infrastructure on the Paris-Clermont line, followed by a further €450 million between 2028 and 2031. The French State and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region have also earmarked €170 million for network modernization.
Key pre-works stages
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