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FRANCE · TUNNEL & RAIL ELECTRIFICATION

SNCF Réseau 2026 programme — €6 bn, 1,017 km track, 275 km OLE, TELT Mont Cenis Base Tunnel.

Cross-border rail-electrification workforce mobilisation against SNCF Réseau 2026 (€6 bn, 1,017 km renewed track, 275 km OLE replaced, 380 switches), Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel TELT (57.5 km Mont Cenis, 47.6 km excavated as of April 2026, completion target 2033), Paris-Troyes electrification, and Grand Paris Express Alstom rolling-stock delivery (Line 18 first train June 2025) — EPSF agrément, EU TSIs, NF EN 50122.

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€6 bn SNCF Réseau 2026 programme spend
57.5 km TELT Mont Cenis Base Tunnel
EPSF Établissement Public de Sécurité Ferroviaire
€1,843 BTP CCN N1P1 monthly floor 2026

Regulator exposure profile

  • EPSF + Arrêté 19 mars 201228%
  • NF C 18-510/A2 + EN 5012224%
  • URSSAF + Décret 2025-133824%
  • CIBTP + BTP CCN PC 12424%

Named projects in this jurisdiction

  • SNCF Réseau 2026 programme (€6 bn, 1,017 km track, 275 km OLE, 380 switches) SNCF Réseau 2026
  • Paris-Troyes electrification SNCF Réseau
  • Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel (TELT, 57.5 km Mont Cenis, 47.6 km excavated April 2026, completion 2033) TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin) 2033
  • Grand Paris Express Line 18 (Alstom first train delivery June 2025) Alstom for SGP 2025

SNCF Réseau runs France’s federal rail infrastructure under EPSF (Établissement Public de Sécurité Ferroviaire) oversight. The 2026 programme: €6 bn, 1,017 km track renewed, 275 km OLE replaced, 380 switches. Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel (TELT) is the headline cross-border project at 57.5 km.

01. Pre-pricing — Convention Métallurgie + PC 124 BTP split

OLE crews sit under Convention Métallurgie. Civil shell (tunnels, station box, OLE foundations) at PC 124 BTP N1P1 €1,843 monthly floor. CIBTP 20.70%.

02. SIPSI + A1 + EPSF agrément

A1 + French-language contract + SIPSI déclaration predate site arrival. EPSF agrément per worker + NF C 18-510/A2 H1V / H2V for OLE work. The Arrêté du 19 mars 2012 transposes the EU railway-safety directives.

03. CIBTP + EPSF onboarding

Civil-trade portion at CIBTP 20.70%. Process-trade at Convention Métallurgie. The EPSF agrément carries the determining classification per worker.

04. URSSAF + EPSF-defensible evidence pack

Standard FR profile + EPSF agrément-register reconciliation. Minimum pack: SEPA-traceable remuneration, SIPSI, Carte BTP, A1, NF C 18-510/A2 habilitation record, EPSF agrément trail.

05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the FR rail-OLE pathway

Indian rail-trade pool delivers IIW-certified OLE-fitters + BHEL-trained traction-substation commissioners. Anerkennung-equivalent via Reconnaissance des Qualifications Professionnelles + EPSF agrément scheduled into post-arrival window.

The 8 to 14-week corridor lead-time delivers the H1V-eligible candidate against SNCF Réseau corridors, TELT, or GPE.

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