SNCF Voyageurs wins Poitou-Charentes Lot A

SNCF Voyageurs and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region officially signed the operating agreement for Lot A Poitou-Charentes, in the presence of Alain Rousset, President of the Region, Jean Castex, CEO of the SNCF Group, and Christophe Fanichet, Chairman and CEO of SNCF Voyageurs, on Thursday 28 May 2026.

Based in Saintes, the SNCF Voyageurs Terre Atlantique subsidiary will be responsible for all operations and maintenance on Lot A. The 10-year contract commits SNCF Voyageurs from the start of service in 2028 until mid-December 2037.

Batch A Poitou-Charentes is based on six lines that structure everyday journeys across the region, from the Angoulême and Poitiers TGV hubs to the Charente coast.

• L12 - Angoulême - Poitiers - Châtellerault
• L13 - Bordeaux - Angoulême
• L14 - Poitiers - Niort - La Rochelle
• L15 / L15+ - Bordeaux - La Rochelle - Saintes - Rochefort - Royan / Bordeaux - Saintes - Royan
• L16 / L16+ - Angoulême - Saintes - Royan / Angoulême - Saintes - La Rochelle
• L17 - Niort - Saintes - Royan

In practical terms, this new service will change three things for passengers in the Poitou-Charentes region:

• improved connections with the TGV and regional rail services, making it easier to reach Paris, Bordeaux or Nantes from stations in the region;
• extended timetables, so you can leave earlier in the morning and return later in the evening, and take advantage of more evenly-spaced frequencies in the middle of the day;
• more places available in the most popular slots, with guaranteed capacity at peak times and contractual penalties for non-compliance.