Centre-Val de Loire

As a mobility organising authority, the Centre-Val de Loire Region is a key partner in building a medium- to long-term vision for the rail network. SNCF Réseau thus helps to define the region's mobility needs and designs and carries out the rail projects it finances.  

SNCF Réseau is committed to meeting its specific needs, helping to develop low-carbon, sustainable and inclusive mobility. To achieve this, we encourage a close relationship, and we establish a system of governance with frequent exchanges and the sharing of ideas in a win-win spirit. These interactions are implemented regularly throughout the life of projects, via technical and project steering committees. 

Our expertise is also at the service of all regional mobility players, including major cities. 

Every day, around 600 trains run on the Centre-Val de Loire rail network carrying passengers and goods: 

Our passenger customers  

TGV, TER Centre-Val de Loire, Intercités, Ouigo, Ouigo Classique and Compagnie du Blanc-Argent carry 70,000 passengers a day thanks to our network. 

Our freight customers 

Every year, around 4.5 million tonnes of goods pass through the Centre-Val de Loire region, mainly comprising cereals (accounting for 65% of the total). Construction materials such as sand and gravel are also transported to supply the public works and construction sectors. 

Cereals are transported from the region to the ports of Rouen and the Atlantic seaboard for export, while another part is directed to the agri-food industries in Brittany and northern France. 

Our main freight customers are: 

• The railway undertakings:  Fret SNCF, Millet Rail, Captrain France, Ecorail, Europorte and DB Cargo France, Régiorail;  
• Shippers, mainly cereal producers (Axéreal, Invivo, Scael Terris-union, etc.), quarries (ROY and LUCHE, Basaltes quarries) and combined transport (Naviland and Combronde). 

SNCF Réseau is a major economic player in France, strongly committed to the local, social and solidarity-based economy. This is reflected in the choice of local suppliers and the employment of people who have been excluded from the labour market through return to work clauses.  

In the Centre-Val de Loire region, in 2022, €162m of purchases were made from 470 local businesses, including €31m from 249 SMEs. From the manufacture of sleepers in Indre-et-Loire to the supply of electrical materials in Cher, many companies such as Sateba, Nexans and Bodin contribute to the life of the rail network on a daily basis.  

SNCF Réseau makes it a point of honour to invest in the social and solidarity-based economy: in 2022, 40,000 hours of integration were carried out via integration clauses in the Centre-Val de Loire, representing a budget of €1.4 million.