{"id":217770,"date":"2025-05-15T16:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62450"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:07:37","slug":"sncf-sounds-the-alarm-on-state-of-french-rail-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=217770","title":{"rendered":"SNCF sounds the alarm on state of French rail network"},"content":{"rendered":"

SNCF has alerted the French authorities to the risk of a massive deterioration in the national rail network by 2028 without an additional 1 billion euros annually in upkeep costs. The state railway group claimed that if no extra resources were devoted to the maintenance of some 4,000 kilometres of track there would be delays, traffic disruptions and \u201ca collapse in service quality\u201d, affecting 2,000 trains every day.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>While France is investing more than ever in infrastructure dedicated specifically to the development of rail freight in the coming years, notably via a 4-4.5 billion euro investment programme, Ulysse Fret, co-funded with the EU, the sector depends just as much as passenger services on the rail network being maintained in good condition.<\/p>\n

In a written analysis addressed to a panel of 54 experts SNCF warned that without additional investment, the long-term viability and performance of the core network would be under threat. It argued that France’s rail infrastructure would fall behind the regulatory and competition challenges, particularly in terms of increasing capacity and become a second-rate network.<\/p>\n