SNCF Réseau, France
Organisation
“SNCF Réseau” as Infrastructure Manager is in charge, under the aegis of the French Member State, of defining and applying the strategy related to the roll out of ERTMS on the High Speed and Conventional lines. Additional information can be found in chapter 2.7 of the 2023 Network Reference document.
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
HIGH SPEED LINES
East European High Speed Line
- Line from Paris (Vaires) to Strasbourg (Vendenheim)
- Length of the line: 406 km
- Max speed on the line: 320 km/h
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 2
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Ansaldo STS France
- Date of commissioning of the line: December 2013 (Part 1) / July 2016 (Part 2)
SEA (South European Altantic) High Speed Line
- Line from Tours (Chambray-les-Tours) to Bordeaux (Ambarès)
- Length of the line: 302 km
- Max speed on the line: 320 km/h
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 2
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Ansaldo STS France
- Date of commissioning of the line: July 2017
BPL (Bretagne – Pays de Loire) High Speed Line
- Line from Le Mans (Connerré) to Rennes (Cesson-Sévigné)
- Length of the line: 182 km
- Max speed on the line: 320 km/h
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 2
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Ansaldo STS France
- Date of commissioning of the line: July 2017
CONVENTIONAL LINES
First pilot line for Corridor North Sea – Mediterranean
- Line from Thionville to Bettembourg
- Length of the line: 20 km
- Max speed on the line: 160 km/h
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 1
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Alstom
- Date of commissioning of the line: October 2016
Second pilot line for Corridor North Sea – Mediterranean
- Line from Longuyon to Mont-St-Martin
- Length of the line: 20km
- Max speed on the line: 100 km/h
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 1
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Alstom
- Date of commissioning of the line: March 2017
CNM (Contournement Nîmes-Montpellier) Line
- Line from Nîmes to Montpellier
- Length of the line: 60km + connections (20 km)
- Max speed on the line: 140 km/h (freight trains) – 220 km/h (passenger trains)
- ETCS level used on the line: Level 1
- Supplier for the infrastructure: Alstom
- Date of commissioning of the line: April 2018
Under deployment (2023):
Longuyon – Basel
- Length: 450 km
- Max speed: 220 km/h
- ETCS Level 1 over KVB
Paris–Lyon HSL ;
- Length: 480km
- Speed: 300 km/h
- ETCS Level 2 hybrid over TVM300
Marseille – Vintimille:
- Length: 290 km
- Max speed 160 km/h
- ETCS level 2 hybrid only
STM STATUS AND PERSPECTIVE
STM are intended to be used on the network for the following legacy signaling systems:
- STM KVB/Crocodile for conventional lines
Other (GSM-R / GPRS / …)
On High-speed lines with ERTMS, GSM-R is implemented with double coverage. GPRS will not be deployed on the French network.