PRESS RELEASE OUIGO OPERATING FROM THE HEART OF PARIS, WITH SERVICE TO THE FRENCH RIVIERA FROM PARIS-LYON STATION SAINT-DENIS, TUESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 Ouigo, SNCF’s low-cost high-speed train service, continues to stake out positions in the French capital, announcing departures and arrivals at Paris-Gare de Lyon station starting 9 December. This is the third Paris rail station to offer Ouigo service in under a year, after Paris-Montparnasse at year-end 2017 and Paris-Est in July 2018. Passengers will be able to choose from 11 destinations in southern France—all starting or terminating at France’s largest rail station. And all at the same very low fares. ALL ABOARD OUIGO FOR DESTINATIONS IN SOUTH-EASTERN FRANCE 11 new destinations, all at budget fares Ouigo already carries travellers to destinations in south-eastern France from two Paris Region stations—Massy and Roissy CDG airport. Adding departures and arrivals at Paris-Lyon station represents a new milestone, with 11 destinations now served from Paris and Paris Region stations. • 5 cities served from Paris-Lyon station: Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Marseille, Aix-en- Provence TGV, Avignon and Valence, with service still available from Paris Region stations in Marne la Vallée and Roissy CDG • 6 new destinations from Paris-Gare de Lyon station: Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Toulon, Saint-Raphaël and Les Arcs Draguignan. There’s news, too, for passengers heading northward: Ouigo also serves Lille-Flandres station. Which means passengers can depart from Lille city centre and travel to: • the Paris Region: Marne-la-Vallée, Roissy Charles de Gaulle • southern France: Lyon, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence TGV, Avignon • Picardy: TGV Haute-Picardie PRESS OFFICE @Groupe_SNCF 01 85 07 89 89 – [email protected] Lille-Flandres Nice Adult fares starting at €16 Child fares starting at €8 2 Paris-Gare de Lyon Nice Adult fares starting at €19 Child fares starting at €8 Sales open on 11 October Starting 11 October—when Ouigo winter and spring tickets go on sale—travellers will be able to book travel to 28 destinations across France, including service to 11 destinations originating and terminating at Paris-Lyon station. Over 11 million Ouigo tickets will be available for travel from 9 December 2018 through 5 July 2019 at www.ouigo.com or with the Ouigo app, plus authorized sales offices. Travellers can take advantage of this offer to book travel for this year’s Christmas holidays, and to get a head start on holidays and weekend getaways planned for the first half of 2019. PRESS OFFICE @Groupe_SNCF +33 (0) 1 85 07 89 89 - [email protected] OUIGO: 5 SUCCESSFUL YEARS CARRYING 33 MILLION TRAVELLERS A revolution in low-cost rail travel Five years on, Ouigo is continuing to gather speed and aims to carry 26 million new passengers between now and 2020, representing 25% of total French high-speed rail traffic. The figures speak for themselves, confirming the success of Ouigo’s bold bid to promote low-cost rail service: • 33 million passengers since 2013, with trains operating at over 80% capacity, representing a striking 13% of total high-speed travellers by the end of 2018. • New passenger target met: without Ouigo, 6 in 10 travellers would not have taken the train in 2018, and one in three would not have travelled at all, according to a TNS Sofres survey conducted in summer 2018. • Low-cost fare targets met: over 5 years, 65% of customers travelled at fares under €25. 2013: The Ouigo experiment lifts off: • 8 destinations Visit France—fares starting at €10 • 1.6 million passengers • 8 daily departures • 4 trainsets At year -end 2018, Ouigo will account for 13% of total high- spee d rail service in France, with: • 28 destinations across France • 13 million passengers • 48 daily departures • 24 trainsets In 2020, Ouigo will represent 25% of high-speed rail in France, with: • 30 destinations • 26 million passengers • 70 daily departures • 34 trainsets PRESS OFFICE @Groupe_SNCF +33 (0) 1 85 07 89 89 - [email protected] An exceptional offer to celebrate five years in business Ouigo launched its low-cost service on 13 September 2017. To celebrate its fifth anniversary, it invites travellers to take part in an extra-special birthday offer: • A flash sale with over 100,000 tickets at prices between €10 and €16, available only on 13 September, for travel between 20 September and 4 November to all destinations. • Special in-station events at Marne la Vallée, Paris-Montparnasse and Bordeaux. • Special events aboard trains including gifts for youngsters (“Happy Families” card game, coloring books, crayons and more) “Ouigo has shown phenomenal growth over the past five years while maintaining our unbeatable fares. Our new service out of Paris-Lyon station is a milestone in our drive to win new customers over to high-speed, low-cost rail travel. We’re proud to carry the flag for high-speed rail for one and all, accessible everywhere for everyone.” Stéphane Rapebach, Ouigo CEO ABOUT OUIGO Ouigo is a transport carrier and distributor. Its mission is to produce low-cost travel options for sale at budget fares. Ouigo offers basic high-speed train service at adult fares starting at €10/€16/€19 and children’s fares at a flat €5 or €8. All tickets are digital, sold through www.ouigo.com and authorized travel agents. Ouigo is an SNCF subsidiary employing 380 people in start-up mode, and taking a simple, streamlined and dynamic approach to business. From 7 July to 8 December, 38 daily train services are on offer, departing from/terminating at: Aix-en-Provence TGV, Angoulême, Angers, Avignon TGV, Bordeaux, Champagne-Ardenne TGV, Colmar, Laval, Le Mans, Lorraine TGV, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nîmes, Paris (including Paris Montparnasse Hall 3–Vaugirard, Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, Massy TGV, Aéroport Charles de Gaulle TGV), Poitiers, Rennes, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Strasbourg, TGV Haute Picardie, Tourcoing and Valence. Ouigo confirms SNCF’s European leadership in high-speed rail with a business/production model that combines service, safety and low-cost fares. 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