France - Public rail transport services - Prior information notice for the public service contract for operating the U line regional rail passenger service

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A prior information notice from Île-de-France for a public service contract covering the operation of the U line regional rail passenger service, currently operated as a monopoly by 'SNCF Voyageurs' and never previously put out to competition. The contract covers running the transport service, and possibly part of the maintenance and renewal of assets made available to the operator. The line represents around 960,000 commercial train.km per year, based on the 2025 annual service.

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Description

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