The metamorphosis of the Bischheim industrial technical center

Xavier Ouin, Industrial Director SNCF Voyageurs & Director of Material and Alain Praxmarer, Director of the Technicentre Industriel de Bischheim, with the participation of Christophe Fanichet, CEO SNCF Voyageurs and Antoine de Rocquigny, Director SNCF Immobilier, officially presented this Friday, June 13, 2025, the industrial metamorphosis of the TI in Bischheim (67).

In 2018, TI embarked on a far-reaching transformation study with the ambition of "becoming a benchmark mobility industrialist while preserving the planet". The first two stages of the project will be completed during 2025.

This approach is fully in line with the strategy of SNCF Voyageurs' Equipment Division, which has been working since 2015 to bring its 10 industrial technicenters up to the highest standards of Industry 4.0. The Bischheim industrial technicenter is benefiting from this to become more versatile, flexible and agile, in response to changing markets and the new demands of its customers.

The industrial metamorphosis of SNCF Voyageurs' Alsace site reflects a dual ambition:

• Modernize the site to make it more economical by optimizing the use of space and reducing transit times. The aim is to deliver to customers more quickly, while meeting our commitments in terms of quality and costs.
  
• Adapt to future customer demands, particularly those of TERs, with a full order book until 2030, while evolving on a site historically dedicated to high-speed trains.

The physical evolution of the industrial technical center thus guarantees greater responsiveness and optimum flexibility in the face of growing market needs.

With an investment of 50 million euros in the transformation of the Bischheim industrial technicenter, SNCF Voyageurs is demonstrating its ambition for the rail maintenance of tomorrow, through a versatile, human, competitive and agile project, in order to maintain its position as leader in industrial rail maintenance.