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SNCF

British

abbreviation

Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer: the French national railway system

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The Berlin-Paris and Vienna-Paris night trains operated by Germany's SNCF, Deutsche Bahn and OeBB are being stopped from December 14 as the French government halted a 10 million euro subsidy essential to their economic viability.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

The man, named only as David, told French broadcaster BFM TV he was on a call with his sister at Nantes station on Sunday when an employee from SNCF, the French railway company, approached him.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The national train authority, the SNCF, has canceled some regional trains in five eastern regions starting late Wednesday night.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

The percentage of workers on strike in key companies like railway operator SNCF, utility EDF and oil major TotalEnergies has also dropped on the three strike days.

From Reuters • Feb. 8, 2023

SNCF, which faces losses of up to €5 billion, with only a fraction of its high-speed TGV trains currently running, received a €4 billion capital injection from the French government last Tuesday.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2020

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