Trenitalia is slowly gaining momentum in Paris-Lyon
Three months after the launch of its high-speed rail service in France between Paris and Milan, Trenitalia is following its transport plan by announcing a gradual increase in its offer by the summer. To the two daily connections of its Frecciarossa, its TGV circulating since December 18 between Paris and Milan via Lyon, Chambéry, Modane and Turin, the Italian national company will indeed add three rotations: the first on April 5 at 2:30 p.m. from Paris Gare de Lyon and at 5:11 p.m. from Lyon Perrache, the other two on June 1, scheduled at 8:59 a.m. and 8 p.m. from Paris, and at 6:21 a.m. and 11:42 a.m. from Lyon. representing something 4,600 additional places every daythese high-speed trains will stop in either direction at Lyon Part-Dieu station.
With five round trips per day, Trenitatla will begin to weigh in and take market share from the SNCF, despite its 22 daily frequencies by TGV Inoui (plus 2 to 3 low-cost Ouigo). In the leisure market during the summer, for which reservations are already open, then in the business segment at the start of the school year. Especially since the timetable for the additional rotations and those already known to easily go back and forth during the day, with the possibility of arriving in each city at 8:30 am for meetings in the morning. “Trenitalia will thus meet the demand for passengers working in the two cities,” said Roberto Rinaudo. The president of Trenitalia France told us recently ” that specific pricing would be offered to companies as soon as there are a sufficient number of frequencies and an amplitude suitable for frequent travelerss”. This corporate offer should now be quickly on track for its various classes including Executive, Business and its meeting room, at 300 km/hour!