""The lines we are targeting are under-capacity - trains are fully booked weeks in advance. We are mainly here to offer additional seats.""
""Nearly 15 percent of passengers are currently left on the platform - a figure expected to reach 25 percent by 2030 if additional trains are not put into service.""
""Confident in the 'long-term structural growth trend' for these destinations, Picard stressed at the inauguration of the first train that 'many companies, particularly in tech, are located...""
Velvet, France's first independent TGV operator, will begin operations in 2028, serving Bordeaux, Rennes, Angers, and Nantes from Paris. The company aims to meet the growing demand for travel on the Atlantic coast, providing 10 million additional seats. Current capacity issues leave nearly 15% of passengers without seats, a figure projected to rise to 25% by 2030. Velvet's trains, part of an €850 million contract, will be priced higher than SNCF's budget service, Ouigo, as they undergo testing before launch.
Read at The Local France
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