SNCF

SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français, French National Railways) is a French public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure owned by Réseau Ferré de France (RFF). It employs about 180,000 people. The rail network consists of about 32,000 km of route, of which 1,800 km is high-speed line and 14,500 km electrified. About 14,000 train... more

SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français, French National Railways) is a French public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure owned by Réseau Ferré de France (RFF). It employs about 180,000 people. The rail network consists of about 32,000 km of route, of which 1,800 km is high-speed line and 14,500 km electrified. About 14,000 trains are operated daily. The chairman of SNCF is Guillaume Pépy. Its headquarters is in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, in the Rue du Commandant Mouchotte. SNCF operates almost all of France's railway system, including the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, meaning "High-Speed Train"), Paris's Transilien suburban rail network, and some segments of the RER (Réseau Express Régional, "Regional Express Network"), another suburban rail system serving Paris. In the past SNCF also owned the tracks, but this has changed due to new European Union regulations.... less