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 Map of the French railways on which the TGV (LGV: blue; normal tracks: black) and Intercités (grey) SNCF trains run. | |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Saint-Denis, France |
| Reporting mark | TGV, Intercités, TER, Transilien, Ouigo, Eurostar, TGV Lyria |
| Locale | France |
| Dates of operation | 1938–present |
| Predecessor | Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi et du Canal latéral à la Garonne Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est Administration des chemins de fer de l'État |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Length | 29,273 km (18,189 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | www.groupe-sncf.com |
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| Company type | State-owned société anonyme EPIC between 1983 and 2019[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1 January 1938 |
| Founder | Government of France |
| Headquarters | , France |
Key people | Jean-Pierre Farandou (president of SNCF Group) |
| Revenue |  €41.4 billion (2022)[2] |
| €3.3 billion (2022)[2] | |
| €2.5 billion (2022)[2] | |
| Total assets | €133.0 billion (2022)[2] |
| Total equity | €27.6 billion (2022)[2] |
| Owner | French state |
Number of employees | 270,296 (2021)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | |
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de ʃ(ə)mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ fʁɑ̃sɛ]; abbreviated as SNCF [ɛsɛnseɛf]; lit. "National Company of the French Railways") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffic along with that of Monaco, including the TGV, on France's high-speed rail network. Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight (through its subsidiaries SNCF Voyageurs and Rail Logistics Europe), as well as maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure (SNCF Réseau). The railway network consists of about 35,000 km (22,000 mi) of route, of which 2,600 km (1,600 mi) are high-speed lines and 14,500 km (9,000 mi) electrified. About 14,000 trains are operated daily.
In 2010 the SNCF was ranked 22nd in France and 214th globally on the Fortune Global 500 list.[3] It is the main business of the SNCF Group, which in 2020 had €30 billion of sales in 120 countries.[4] The SNCF Group employs more than 275,000 employees in France and around the world.[5] Since July 2013, the SNCF Group headquarters are located in a Parisian suburb at 2 Place aux Étoiles in Saint-Denis. The president of SNCF Group has been Jean-Pierre Farandou since 2019.
- ^ SNCF was reorganized from three EPICs to a holding company effective 1 January 2020. Archived 11 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine The official name of the surviving holding company remains Société nationale des chemins de fer français with no "S.A." suffix applied.
- ^ a b c d e f "SNCF Group Financial Report 2022" (PDF). SNCF Group. 2 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Global 500 2010: Countries". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "RESULTATS ANNUELS 2020 – GROUPE SNCF" (PDF) (in French). SNCF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Direction de la Communication. "Profil et chiffres clés 2016" (in French). SNCF. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2016.