Société nationale des chemins de fer français

Summary

Société nationale des chemins de fer français is a railway company^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Société nationale des chemins de fer français was a member of Railteam^[3].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français was a member of International Union of Railways^[4].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français was a member of International Rail Transport Committee^[5].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français was a member of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies^[6].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français is in the country of France^[7].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's instance of is recorded as railway company^[8].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's instance of is recorded as national railway^[9].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's instance of is recorded as commercial organization^[10].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .sncf^[11].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's founder is recorded as French State^[12].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français is owned by French State^[13].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine^[14].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Chemins de fer de l'État^[15].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Chemins de fer de l'Est^[16].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Chemins de fer du Nord^[17].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée^[18].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français followed Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi^[19].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's headquarters location is recorded as Paris^[20].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's headquarters location is recorded as Saint-Denis^[21].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's child organization or unit is recorded as SNCF Voyageurs^[22].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's child organization or unit is recorded as SNCF Réseau^[23].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's child organization or unit is recorded as Rail Logistics Europe^[24].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's child organization or unit is recorded as Geodis^[25].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis^[26].
• Société nationale des chemins de fer français's Commons category is recorded as SNCF^[27].

Body

Founding

Société nationale des chemins de fer français's founder is recorded as French State^[12]. January 1, 1938 marks the founding of it^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris^[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Société nationale des chemins de fer français'}^[30], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SOCIETE NATIONALE SNCF (SNCF)'}^[31], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SNCF'}^[32]. Predecessors include Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine^[14], Chemins de fer de l'État^[15], Chemins de fer de l'Est^[16], Chemins de fer du Nord^[17], Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée^[18], and Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi^[19]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SNCF'}^[33].

Leadership

Société nationale des chemins de fer français's director / manager is recorded as Jean-Pierre Farandou^[34].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Paris^[20], a commune of France^[35], in France^[36], founded in -0300^[37] and Saint-Denis^[21], a commune of France^[38], in France^[39]. Subsidiaries include SNCF Voyageurs^[22], a railway undertaking^[40], in France^[41], founded in 2020^[42], headquartered in La Plaine Saint-Denis^[43]; SNCF Réseau^[23], a railway infrastructure manager^[44], in France^[45], founded in 2015^[46], headquartered in Saint-Denis^[47]; Rail Logistics Europe^[24], an organization^[48], in France^[49], founded in 2010^[50], headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine^[51]; Geodis^[25], an organization^[52], in France^[53], founded in 1954^[54], headquartered in Levallois-Perret^[55]; and Keolis^[26], an organization^[56], in France^[57], founded in 2001^[58], headquartered in Paris^[59].

Industry

Industries include rail transport^[60] and Q112165839^[61].

Ownership

Société nationale des chemins de fer français is owned by French State^[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Société nationale des chemins de fer français include Basel SNCF railway station^[62], a railway station^[63], in Switzerland^[64] and French railway metrics^[65], a metric function^[66].

Why It Matters

Société nationale des chemins de fer français has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for it include Basel SNCF railway station^[62], a railway station^[63], in Switzerland^[64] and French railway metrics^[65], a metric function^[66].