Without safety, all our ambitions for the network and its users would be in vain. Our primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of the public, property, traffic and infrastructure throughout the rail network.
Our ambition? To reduce to zero the number of accidents in stations, on tracks, at level crossings and on railway sites.
significant accidents on the national rail network in 2024
trespassing incidents on railway lines observed on average each year
collisions at level crossings on average each year
Rail operating safety, fire and environmental risks, natural and technological risks, security of goods and people, health and safety at work, cyber security... we prevent all safety risks in a comprehensive way.
Our teams are both the beneficiaries and the actors of safety: everyone at their level is involved and takes into account the risks associated with these different areas of safety. Through their behavioural and technical skills, managers, agents and service providers play a positive role in this continuous improvement process.
In 2021, our safety approval was renewed for five years by the Établissement public de sécurité ferroviaire. Without this precious door opener, trains cannot run! This recognition confirms our ability to meet regulatory safety requirements and manage risks.
Guaranteeing our production in complete safety
Providing a safe rail network for transport operators
Ensuring the resilience of the network to climatic hazards or malicious acts
Reducing accidents involving passengers, staff, the public and third parties
At the heart of our missions and expertise, in all our activities and at every point on the network, we act to ensure the safety of passengers, our customers, our staff and all members of the public on or near railway rights-of-way.
As the infrastructure manager of the national rail network, we have a duty to raise awareness of the risks inherent in railway activity, in order to combat dangerous behaviour.
We run prevention campaigns on:
Under SNCF Réseau contract, the railway security teams advise and protect not only train users, but also our staff, assets and activities. They also intervene on railway property (intrusions, thefts from sites, malicious acts, etc.).