TGV ATLANTIQUE 2017 TWO NEW HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINES BRINGING REGIONS CLOSER 2 JULY 2017 A CHALLENGE— AND A NEW SOLUTION Plans for new high-speed rail To meet this outsized challenge, infrastructure first emerged in the SNCF Réseau turned to public- early 1990s. But it was not until private partnerships—the first of 2007 and the Grenelle Environment their kind for building high-speed Forum that the French State gave rail infrastructure on this scale in the green light for four new lines. France Two of these—LGV Sud-Europe- Atlantique (SEA) and LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (BPL)— were to be built simultaneously. ST-MALO CAEN PARIS RENNES BREST VITRÉ CHARTRES MAKING MOBILITY WORK FOR ALL LAVAL SABLÉ-SUR- LE MANS Faster trains, SARTHE shorter journey times: The new lines offer optimized travel VANNES for every type of passenger— commuters, holidaymakers, LA VILAINE QUIMPER LA SARTHE business travellers and tourists— LA MAYENNE TOURS and make many destinations even ANGERS ST-PIERRE- LA LOIRE more accessible. DES-CORPS More trains, better connections: LA LOIRE The new high-speed lines deliver LE CHER smoother, more convenient rail service throughout Western France: NANTES on 2 July 2017, new timetables L’INDRE will come into effect for all TGV and TER regional trains serving destinations along the Atlantic seaboard. Closer regions with more appeal: By cutting journey times, high- LA ROCHE- speed rail will boost regional SUR-YON CHÂTELLERAULT tourism and economic vitality, LA CREUSE make the Atlantic regions more competitive and raise their profile—in France and around the POITIERS world. New urban mobility options: NIORT Rennes and Bordeaux stations will become multimodal hubs, revitalizing both of these city centres and introducing new travel LA ROCHELLE LA VIENNE options. Kinder to the planet: The new TGVs will free up capacity on conventional lines, making LIMOGES room for other traffic—passenger and freight. ROYAN LA CHARENTE SAINTES ANGOULÊME LE VERDON- SUR-MER 100% OF TIMETABLES GIRONDE BRIVE-LA- GAILLARDE WILL CHANGE ON 2 JULY 2017 PÉRIGUEUX ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST— ONE-THIRD OF LIBOURNE FRANCE’S RAIL NETWORK. LA DORDOGNE NEW BPL HIGH-SPEED LINE BORDEAUX NEW SEA HIGH-SPEED LINE EXISTING HIGH-SPEED LINE ARCACHON CONVENTIONAL LINE LA GARONNE LINKS/JUNCTIONS TOULOUSE WITH CONVENTIONAL LINE DAX A BETTER JOURNEY A WINNING TRAVEL EXPERIENCE Today’s SNCF has pledged to win SNCF is reinventing the way INOUI: HIGH-SPEED RAIL back customers’ hearts, and the people travel, with new boarding AT ITS BEST new Océane trains operating on systems, iDCAB taxis and the SEA and BPL high-speed rail chauffeured cars to and from the With inOUI, SNCF is raising the lines keep that promise. station, fares to suit every budget, bar for service—affordable and and on-board WiFi. user-friendly, digital technologies, They embody SNCF’s ambition by new and renovated trains, and that delivering a travel experience like Once aboard, customers can get all-important attention to detail. no other—effortless, comfortable down to work or simply kick back and connected, with the highest and relax, with attentive staff on The inOUI service, set for launch standards of customer service. hand every step of the way. on TGV Océane trains on 2 July, epitomizes SNCF’s promise: The remodelled trains—featuring an effortless, comfortable, functional, inviting spaces—will connected travel experience. carry passengers from A to B faster than ever and give them more time to themselves. CONNECTED TRAVEL PUTTING CUSTOMERS FRONT AND CENTRE From 2 July, passengers travelling on the SEA high-speed line linking Paris SNCF’s new boarding system— to Bordeaux will enjoy free on-board currently in operation at Paris- 4G WiFi. The service will launch on Montparnasse, Rennes, Nantes, TGV BPL routes between Paris and Bordeaux and Toulouse stations— Brittany at the end of 2017. will be rolled out across the network by 2018. SNCF introduced this technology— called TGV Connect—on trains The platform-side ticket barriers between Paris and Lyon on 15 are designed to deliver a more December 2016. It has been a effortless travel experience for runaway success, with around 4,000 customers. Other benefits: train people logging in each day and over managers will have extra time to 400,000 users since its launch. serve passengers and attend to their every need. TGV Connect marks a new era of connected high-speed travel, allowing customers to choose exactly how they want to spend their time on board. PARIS-MONTPARNASSE— TAKING COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL SPACIOUS NEW SALES NEW GRAND VOYAGEUR OFFICE LOUNGE The all-new sales office at The revamped 300 square metre Paris-Montparnasse station has lounge, situated in the main everything customers could concourse, reopened to Grand possibly need—an impressive 700 Voyageur Plus and Club members in square metres of space, special early June this year. areas for business travellers and same-day tickets, an information Boasting around 100 seats, mood desk, self-service machines and lighting and oak flooring, it’s the plenty of counters. perfect place to work, unwind and enjoy a host of services and facilities—refreshments, print and online news titles, a digital bar with five tablet PCs, universal charging points and WiFi internet. MORE SPEED, MORE CHOICE— AND MORE UNBEATABLE FARES SNCF has introduced two OUIGO NOW SERVES FARES TO SUIT EVERYONE pioneering options to serve all of NEW DESTINATIONS its customers’ aspirations: SNCF has introduced a wide range From 2 July 2017, OUIGO fares—€5 of low-cost options—advance and OUIGO basic high-speed rail for children and starting at €10 for last-minute Prem’s fares, railcards service at low-cost fares adults—will be available on trains for students and large families, OUIGO exemplifies affordable to five new destinations, including commuter railcards, season tickets travel—13 million people have Bordeaux and Strasbourg, on top and more—to suit all aspirations used the service to date, and of the 14 towns and cities already and budgets. customer satisfaction stands at served. 90%. SNCF’s popular and commercial inOUI, the gold standard success story continues to go from for travel strength to strength. inOUI raises the bar for service and attention to detail, bringing customers a truly unique, comfortable, personal and connected travel experience. MORE SERVICES THAN EVER DOOR-TO-DOOR PLACE YOUR FOOD & CONVENIENCE WITH BEVERAGE ORDER ONLINE IDCAB SNCF’s online ordering service With iDCAB, getting to and from gives passengers even more the station is easy. Simple online comfort and time for themselves. booking lets customers reserve a taxi or chauffeured car to pick To order, they use the SNCF app or them up from home or take them visit lebartgv.sncf.com from a PC, to their final destination. Pricing tablet or smartphone, selecting is fixed and provided upfront, so and paying for their food and passengers know exactly what beverages online. There’s no their fare will be. minimum, and travellers can collect their order from the bar without iDCAB symbolizes SNCF’s pledge waiting. In some trains it can even to deliver an effortless travel be delivered to their seat. experience. This service covers the entire menu, and any ticket-holder can place an order up to three days before departure or once on board. HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN BRITTANY & PAYS DE LA LOIRE TRAVEL FASTER IN BRITTANY AND PAYS DE LA LOIRE WITY TGV AND OUIGO PARIS - QUIMPER SAVES RENNES SAVES 3 h 31 min 45min PARIS - RENNES LYON 27min SAVES 1 h 25 min 39min SAVES NANTES PARIS - SAINT-MALO STRASBOURG 20 TRAINS PER DAY SAVES 22min 40min 2 h 14 min RENNES SAVES STRASBOURG 40min PARIS - SAINT-BRIEUC SAVES PARIS - BREST 2 h 13 min 42min SAVES RENNES SAVES 40min ROISSY CDG 3 h 25 min 44min 10 TRAINS PER DAY PARIS - LORIENT SAVES PARIS SAVES 43min 2 h 56 min NANTES 8min GO FARTHER, FASTER The SNCF’s new high-speed line LANNION linking Le Mans and Rennes will bring all of Brittany and Pays de la Morlaix Loire closer. Plouaret-Trégor SAINT-MALO Landerneau Guingamp Saint-Brieuc The new TGVs will benefit the Dol-de-Bretagne entire region thanks to a unique infrastructure design that allows BREST high-speed trainsets to share some Lamballe segments of the network with RENNES VITRÉ LAVAL Rosporden conventional TER regional trains. Quimperlé Lorient Auray QUIMPER Vannes Redon ANGERS LE CROISIC NANTES t Nazaire S La Baule - Escoublac TRAVEL IN STYLE The interior design of TGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire trains was commissioned from fashion designer Christian Lacroix, and the entire fleet will be renovated by the end of 2017. And with 4G WiFi available along the whole route by the end of 2017*, passengers now have even more time to themselves during their journey. * Varies according to train category. AFFORDABLE TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE WITH TGV BRETAGNE-PAYS DE LA LOIRE AND OUIGO On the new SEA and BPL high- TGV speed lines, customers can choose from a range of fare options——first or second class, PREM’S 2nd CLASS Prem’s and OUIGO. Starting 2 July, SNCF’s Paris- PARIS - RENNES PARIS - RENNES PARIS - SAINT-MALO Rennes service will offer ADULTS PARIS - NANTES PARIS - NANTES PARIS - BREST 30,000 seats a day. And there’s something for people base base who can’t book their journey in from from €10 €20 price * €35 price * €40 advance, too—ultra-competitive fares, available right up to the last * Tax-inclusive price per person (minimum). Applies minute, on less crowded trains to one-way second-class fares to select destinations CHILDREN in Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and serving destinations all along Occitanie on TGV services (excluding OUIGO), on France’s Atlantic Coast.