SNCF Voyageurs has awarded CAF a EUR 250 million contract to supply 22 Régiolis regional electric trains for operation in the “Région Sud” (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) region.
With this new order, SNCF Voyageurs—responsible for operating regional rail services—is reaffirming its confidence in the CAF-Alstom consortium. The new trains will expand the region’s existing rolling stock fleet, consisting of 17 units previously purchased by Région Sud, and will replace the rolling stock currently operating on the Marseille–Aubagne–Toulon–Hyères lines, as well as on the Marseille–Toulon–Les Arcs–Draguignan route.
CAF will design and manufacture the trains at its Reichshoffen plant (Alsace), while Alstom will supply various equipment for these units. These are Régiolis regional electric trains in a six-car configuration, with a capacity of 310 passengers.
They will offer a high level of comfort, with large panoramic windows, indirect LED interior lighting, and ergonomic seats equipped with reading lights and power outlets. The trains will also include areas dedicated to people with reduced mobility and will comply with TSI 2023 standards, which impose strict requirements on fire, smoke emissions, and materials used.
The new order confirms the strategy of development and consolidation in the French market, where it operates two production facilities – the Bagnères-de-Bigorre plant, which specialises in the manufacture of trams and short trains, and the Reichshoffen factory, dedicated to trains over 50 metres in length.
The Spanish manufacturer supplies trams for the Montpellier, Marseille, and Tours metropolitan areas.
Also in 2021, the CAF-Alstom consortium won the contract to supply 146 MI20 trains for the RER B line in Paris, which will be delivered from 2029.
In January 2025, SNCF Voyageurs signed a contract with CAF to supply 22 Intercités trains, known as Oxygène trains, to operate on the Bordeaux–Marseille line, in addition to the 28 trains for which the contract was signed in 2019 for trains operating on the Paris–Limoges – Toulouse and Paris – Clermont – Ferrand.
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