VINCI RAILWAYS

VINCI Railways, a subsidiary of VINCI Concessions, designs, finances, builds, and operates transport infrastructure in both the railway and urban sectors. Its integrated model, working in synergy with the VINCI Group's divisions, enables it to deliver a wide range of projects: conventional and high-speed rail lines, as well as metros, tramways, stations, guided transport systems, and mobility solutions. VINCI Railways provides public and private decision-makers with expertise in all aspects of these projects: investment capacity, know-how in optimizing operational performance, infrastructure modernization, and the management of their environmental transition.

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Key figures

  • 1 private high speed line infrastructure manager in France
  • 140 million passengers on the SEA high-speed line since it entered service in 2017
  • 2 nd most used high-speed line in France with 25,493 train movements in 2024

Expertise

High speed rail Urban rail Modernising rail infrastructure

High speed rail

High-speed rail lines transform regions, both socially and economically. VINCI Railways’ expertise enables the design, construction, and operation of these lines in compliance with the strictest standards. With safety and reliability as top priorities, VINCI Railways brings cutting-edge expertise in corrective and predictive maintenance, supported by innovative equipment (sensors, track inspection vehicles, maintenance robots, and artificial intelligence) developed by its subsidiary MESEA. The Sud Europe Atlantique high-speed line (LGV SEA) has its own control center, ensuring optimal monitoring and real-time team intervention. Finally, VINCI Railways, through its subsidiary LISEA, has developed strong know-how in environmental management and biodiversity preservation, enabling the delivery of high-speed rail lines with the utmost respect for natural ecosystems.

Urban rail

VINCI Railways’ expertise in the urban sector lies in designing, financing, building, maintaining, and operating rail infrastructure that seamlessly integrates into the urban fabric, opening up new opportunities for territories and communities. Customer satisfaction, with users increasingly viewing mobility as a service and expressing new expectations, is at the heart of VINCI Railways’ concerns.

Innovation is dedicated to serving the customer, and VINCI Railways continuously develops new services: free Wi-Fi, electronic tickets, dynamic displays, sensors providing real-time travel information on smartphones, as well as waste recycling solutions… VINCI Railways’ urban rail is the future of transportation in the smart city.

Modernising rail infrastructure

Communication systems between train drivers and ground teams are essential for the safety, smoothness, and reliability of rail traffic. VINCI Railways has deployed and operates in France a unique telecommunications network that replaces all obsolete systems. This infrastructure carries both voice and data, enhancing safety as well as corrective and predictive maintenance.

Infrastructure

South Europe Atlantic High-Speed Rail Line

South Europe Atlantic High-Speed Rail Line

Since July 2017, VINCI Railways has brought together all of its expertise to operate this high speed line, which connects Bordeaux and Paris in just two hours. Its success was proven in 2018, when reliability reached 94% and the service carried over 20 million passengers along all or part of its 340 km of railway.

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The reserved lane public transport system in Martinique

The reserved lane public transport system in Martinique

In 2013, VINCI Railways began developing reserved lane public transport in the French overseas territory of Martinique. Five years later, the island inaugurated the first section of the infrastructure. With buses coming every six minutes, the system reduces congestion on main roads and creates a positive economic and societal impact for local residents.

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