Private company

Réseau Ferré de France

Former French railway infrastructure management company

Réseau ferré de France (French pronunciation: lit. 'French Rail Network', abbr. RFF) was a French company which owned and maintained the French national railway network from 1997 to 2014. The company was formed with the rail assets of SNCF in 1997.2 It employed 1,500 people in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 13, 1997Founded1
  • Industryrailway infrastructure manager1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Founded inParis1
  • Websitewww.rff.fr
  • Legal formétablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial1

Réseau ferré de France (French pronunciation: [ʁezo fɛʁe də fʁɑ̃s], lit. 'French Rail Network', abbr. RFF) was a French company which owned and maintained the French national railway network from 1997 to 2014. The company was formed with the rail assets of SNCF in 1997. Afterwards, the trains were operated by the SNCF, the national railway company, but due to European Union Directive 91/440, the Government of France was required to separate train operations from the railway infrastructure. On 1 January 2015, RFF became SNCF Réseau, the operational assets of SNCF became SNCF Mobilités, and both groups were placed under the control of SNCF.2

Corporate structure

Réseau Ferré de France sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Réseau Ferré de France Paris
    • Lyon Turin Ferroviaire Subsidiary · France
    • Belleville Owned · Bellevigny, France
    • Gare d'Antibes Owned · Antibes, France
    • Gare d'Eu Owned · Eu, France
    • Gare d'Orléans Owned · Orléans, France
    • Gare de Belleville Owned · Belleville, France
    • Gare de Belleville-sur-Saône Owned · Belleville-en-Beaujolais, France
    • Gare de Libourne Owned · Libourne, France
    • Marseille-Saint-Charles station Owned · Saint-Charles, France
    • Miramas Station Owned · Miramas, France
    • Rennes railway station Owned · Rennes, France

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Réseau Ferré de France reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Belleville
  • Gare d'Antibes
  • Gare d'Eu
  • Gare d'Orléans
  • Gare de Belleville
  • Gare de Belleville-sur-Saône
  • Gare de Libourne
  • Marseille-Saint-Charles station
  • Miramas Station
  • Rennes railway station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • train path

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Agence des participations de l'État

Subsidiaries

  • Lyon Turin Ferroviaire

Also owns

  • Belleville
  • Gare d'Antibes
  • Gare d'Eu
  • Gare d'Orléans
  • Gare de Belleville
  • Gare de Belleville-sur-Saône
  • Gare de Libourne
  • Marseille-Saint-Charles station
  • Miramas Station
  • Rennes railway station

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded SNCF Infra1
  2. Succeeded by SNCF Réseau1

Employees over time

  • 20111,5001

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Feb 13, 1997Founded Founded in Paris1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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