Opening of railway lines to competition in Île-de-France: registrations open for the June 2020 hearings

The aim is to collect as much data as possible on technical, logistical and financial needs and their impact on the choice of the first lines and lots of lines open to competition. This information will be used to prepare the call for tenders that will be launched in early 2021. Candidates will also have to present scenarios aimed at improving the quality of service, the dynamism of certain lines and reducing unit costs.

Interested transport operators are invited to register until 9 June by sending an email to the following address: [email protected] specifying the following information: Name of the company / Contact (Name) / Telephone number / Email address / Hearings in French or English.

Open registrations for June hearings ahead of competitive bidding for railway lines in Île-de-france

Île-de-France Mobilités, the public transport authority in Île-de-France (Paris region), is organising hearings of public transport companies in the context of the opening up to competition of its rail network. Interviews will be held between 22 and 25 June 2020 by videoconference.

The objective is to collect as many data as possible to prepare the call for tenders to be launched at the beginning of 2021: technical, logistical and financial requirements and the choice of the first lines and batches of lines open to competition. Candidates will also be expected to present scenarios to improve the quality of service, the dynamism of certain lines and to reduce unit costs.

All operators of transport services can express their interest in participating in the June hearings until June 9 by sending an email to : [email protected] with the following information: Name of the company / Contact (Name) / Telephone number / Email address / Hearings in French or in English.

More information on the competitive bidding of the transport network in Île-de-France: