SNCF bets on Ouigo to boost high-speed ridership
French National Railways (SNCF) is backing Ouigo, its low-cost no-frills high-speed service, to increase rail’s share of long-distance journeys in France. Kevin Smith met Stéphane Rapebach, Ouigo’s director general in Paris, to discuss Ouigo’s strategy and progress since it was launched in 2013.