Grenoble-Paris Line: Moving Towards a Reduction in Train Services?
This page is translated from the original post "Ligne Grenoble-Paris : vers une réduction de l’offre de train ?" in French.
- 28/12/2022 14:00
At a time when travelers are demanding the creation of new routes, here is some bad news, with the planned reduction of certain schedules on the Grenoble-Paris TGV service.
For those who usually relied on the busy Grenoble – Lyon Airport – Paris TGV line, you might be very disappointed. Since the end of December, SNCF has slightly reorganized its schedule. Some trains, like the morning departures at 5:19 a.m. and 6:19 a.m., have been merged into a single train at 5:47 a.m. But that’s not all, as SNCF has also changed the evening train from Paris to Grenoble, originally at 7:43 p.m., now advanced to 7:14 p.m.!
These shifts, they write (read the full officials’ statement),
The same officials are asking SNCF CEO Matthieu Chabanel to “reconsider these approaches” and to ensure that in the future, local officials, as well as representatives of economic stakeholders and user associations, “are involved in the reflections and decisions concerning the rail services in our region”.
What are SNCF’s explanations?
An explanation is provided. Since 2018, the Trenitalia rail network, a competitor of SNCF, has been gradually establishing itself in France and notably offers a Lyon-Paris route. The French historic network aims to “anticipate” the presence of new competitors in France and thus to keep additional lines available.
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