Special operations
Whether it’s extreme weather events, emergency works, strikes, or hospital trains, our employees often handle extraordinary situations. Find out how.
Adapting to extraordinary situations
Paris-Milan service back in operation
After 19 months of intense repairs following a major landslide, train service between France and Italy resumed on 31 March 2025. This reopening testifies to the hard work, innovation and resilience of our SNCF Réseau teams and their partners, who went all out to bring this crucial line back to life.
An emergency in the French Alps
In July 2019, storms triggered a mudslide on the tracks between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Modane in southeastern France, interrupting traffic to Italy. Our SNCF Réseau teams went all out to resolve the problem.
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Strikes and industrial action
During strikes, SNCF Group coordinates efforts so commuters and other people who have to travel aren’t overly inconvenienced.
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Hospital trains and the fight against Covid-19
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, hundreds of our employees worked hard to transport intensive-care patients.
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Restoring service after Storm Alex
Our crews worked relentlessly to get rail service back up and running in the Roya Valley after Storm Alex wreaked havoc in southeastern France in 2020.
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GEODIS and the fight against Covid-19
Our subsidiary imported 1 billion masks during the pandemic and delivered supplies to 21,000 pharmacies across France.
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