Connecting regions across France: Centre-Val de Loire
Find out how we support thousands of jobs in the region and work with all our stakeholders to make lives better.
We contribute to the region’s economic growth
9,197
SNCF Group employees in 2024
6,532
other local jobs supported in 2024
€368m
in purchases from local suppliers
Leveraging combined transport to expand rail freight
The future multimodal hub at Fleury-les-Aubrais, just north of Orléans, will significantly boost rail freight operations in the region with its combined transport solutions. Due to launch in 2026, the hub is the fruit of collaboration between the State, SNCF and the French regions of Centre-Val de Loire and Normandy (northwestern France). Their aim? Operate a daily freight train between Orléans and Le Havre carrying the equivalent of 150 lorry-loads.
Bringing data processing directly to businesses with a local data centre
Through SNCF Réseau’s subsidiary, Terralpha, we leverage the fibre optic network installed along our railway lines to deliver high-speed data transport solutions to companies and public sector entities. With full ownership of the land along railway corridors, Terralpha ensures unmatched resilience, security and sovereignty, for coverage across France. A prime example is Saint-Pierre-des-Corps,just east of Tours, where Terralpha has built a 1,500 sq. m. data centre. This facility enables it to develop edge computing1 solutions, bringing data processing to its business customers’ doorstep.
Actively enhancing quality of life in the region
Nous développons une offre de transports 24/24 et 7j/7 dans la métropole d’Orléans
La Métropole d’Orléans a renouvelé sa confiance, jeudi 17 octobre 2024, à Keolis, chargé d’exploiter et de maintenir le réseau de transport public (TAO) pour les six prochaines années. Ce contrat, d’une valeur cumulée de 493 millions d’euros, prend effet le 1er janvier 2025 et couvre l’ensemble des modes de transport de la métropole orléanaise : le tramway, les bus, les vélos, le transport à la demande (TAD), ainsi que les parcs relais et les VéloPark. Notre société a pour ambition de proposer une offre multimodale 24h/24 et 7j/7 pour permettre à 100% des habitants de la métropole d’accéder à un service TAO à moins de 500 mètres de chez eux.
Helping people find a home in the region
We manage
1,484
housing units
Including
1,278
social housing units
In 2024,
158
people benefited from our social housing programmes
Teaching the next generation about rail safety
During the 2023-24 school year, SNCF employees in our IMS school outreach programmes taught rail safety to 7,701 students in Centre-Val de Loire, from primary to secondary school. That’s 20% more students than in the 2022-23 school year.
Fighting illiteracy at Chinon station
“Lire et Dire”, a non-profit that fights illiteracy and digital illiteracy, and teaches French as a foreign language, occupies 97 sq. m. of repurposed space at Chinon station, southwest of Tours. Services on offer at the station include French lessons (beginner basics and French as a foreign language), computing and maths classes, highway code courses, preparation for civil service entrance exams, cultural outings, and more. This initiative is part of our Place de la Gare programme, launched by SNCF Gares & Connexions to repurpose unused station spaces for non-profits and local businesses offering valuable services to the community.
Upgrading the regional rail network
SNCF Réseau is funding major regeneration work across the Centre-Val de Loire region.