this SNCF rail He is already traveling alone between Barcelona and Paris. French public company TGV Inouijourney high speed between the two cities after breaking his partnership with Renfe, who he was with. for ten years this trip and two more in between Barcelona-Lyon Y Madrid-Marseille. Two operators (in their name) who suffered millions of losses over the years in these services ellipses), now compete in Spain offer, for example, Madrid and Barcelona.
SNCF TravelersSNCF Group company managing rail passenger transport France and also offers the Paris-Barcelona route in other European countries. from this sunday with a frequency of two days in each direction with the aim of expand to three next summer it will take a little less than that seven hours. wanting to move 2,000 people a day (double-decker trains have a capacity of 511 passengers) and according to their estimates, more than 800,000 travelers per year.
without reciprocity
this Pandemic mortally wounded cooperation between two major operators Railways in Spain where the liberalization of high speed is broken. White-gloved, but Renfe warned from time to time that the facilities the French found were operating in Spain. they went unpaid and from SNCF, they limited themselves to warning: ” equilibrium conditions economical”, according to the director of SNCF Europe projects, Caroline Chabrol Traveling this Monday on a first Barcelona-Paris trip on a working day.
“We carried two years of negotiation however, the economic conditions were not met and all lines had deficits from the start”, recalls Chabrol. 10 million Euros per year So the losses are 100 million in almost 10 years. But Renfe was quick to say on Monday that he “did not share” the reasons the French put forward for closing the deal.
Only 11% market share
owned by TGV Inoui stops Girona, Figueres, Perpinyà, Narbonne, Béziers, Agde, Sète, Montpellier, Nîmes and Valence until you reach Lyon station in central Paris competitive advantage by plane, although currently They only capture 11% of the market share Between Barcelona and Paris. Spain Marketing and Distribution Director, sylvie humbertrevealed that SNCF wants to increase Spanish demand, which represents only 20% of the total demand on the Barcelona-Paris route: the rest is French. Wonderful airplane competitionIn fact, it is the enemy that must be defeated.
routes Lyon and Marseille They were not profitable at all from Spain, which means that SNCF is not currently considering rescuing these routes, the people in charge of the railway company explained. Renfe, for its part, by the end of the year certificates and authorizations It will also operate alone on the Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille cross-border lines, where the French railway infrastructure manager works. SNCF Reseau (Subsidiary of SNCF) has already given you the requested routes or roaming rights.
from 39€
From opening to sale October 18 all new TGV Inoui route sold 52,000 banknotes. Odds 39 euros one way in the second class and 49 euros in the first class. 44% of return tickets sold for less than €100 and are now available Pets on trains.