SNCF
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The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete nɑsjɔnal de ʃ(ə)mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ fʁɑ̃sɛ]; abbreviated as SNCF [ɛs‿ɛn se ɛf]; French for "National Society 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 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.
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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 | |
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| Headquarters | Saint-Denis, France |
| Reporting mark | TGV, Intercités, TER, Transilien, Ouigo, Eurostar, Thalys, 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) |
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| Website | www.sncf.com |
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| Type | State-owned société anonyme EPIC between 1983 and 2019[1] |
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| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1 January 1938; 85 years ago (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] |
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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.