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SNCF operates almost all of France's railway system, including the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, literally " high-speed train").
In the past, SNCF owned not only the trains, but also the tracks. Starting from 1997, the tracks belong to a separate government establishment, Réseau Ferré de France . This may, in the future, lead to several companies proposing services on the same network.
SNCF codeshares with American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways, and Emirates and in exchange, allows passengers on those flights to book rail service between Charles de Gaulle International AirportCharles de Gaulle International Airport ( French: Aeroport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle , also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europe's principal aviation centers, as well as France's main international airport. in Roissy (near ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to) and Angers , Avignon , Bordeaux , Le Mans , Lille , Lyon , Marseille , Montpellier , Nantes , Nimes , Poiters , Rennes , Tours , and Valence with their airline.