Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
île de France;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.10 - Passenger Rail Transport, Interurban

900 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
24 January 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024

Description

French train operator Transilien, a subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, has announced that it will recruit 900 new employees in the Paris region in 2024.

The recruitment includes 400 train, RER and tram drivers, 300 station agents for customer service roles and 130 maintenance technicians. The effort seeks to restore service quality, especially on the RER lines, in preparation for increased demand during the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Transilien will also operate the new western extension of RER E, connecting Saint-Lazare to Nanterre-La Folie.

Transilien is a part of SNCF, the state-owned railway operator. In 2023, Transilien recruited 1,350 staff in the Paris region: SNCF 2023-FR


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2024), SNCF - Voyageurs, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 201855, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201855.