TGV-M has obtained its marketing authorisation, issued by the European Railways Agency (ERA). ERA issues marketing authorisation for the TGV-M. The assessment confirmed the TGV-M's compliance with safety and interoperability requirements. The quality of the preparatory work and the cooperation of all stakeholders contributed to the smooth progress of the evaluation, marking one of the final milestones towards the train's commercial service. SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom welcome this decision and are delighted that the type-approval testing programme, which has been underway since 2023, has enabled them, due to the intense efforts of their teams, to submit a complete application in December 2025, which has been reviewed by the European authority. The production schedule drawn up jointly by SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom provides for the delivery of trains intended for service from the start of summer, with a gradual ramp-up in the second half of 2026: delivery of the first two trainsets from June, rising to six trains by the end of August, and 13 trains by the end of the
year. SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom have decided to strengthen the commissioning process by scheduling several weeks of pre-commercial running of the first trains on the French national network. This exceptional phase will involve hundreds of team members from both companies to verify every detail of the on-board experience, support the
operational teams in familiarising themselves with the train, and finalise all the last-minute adjustments before welcoming the first passengers. TGV-M, which will be known as TGV INOUI, will welcome its first passengers at the start of the new school year in early September, following this pre-commercial trial run. This trial run prior to commercial service will
enable the first six TGV INOUI trainsets to be integrated into the timeline during a suitable operational window. TGV-M is the result of an innovation partnership between SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom, heralding a new generation of very high-speed trains and setting a new benchmark for rail transport: TGV-M marks a new phase of development
for SNCF Voyageurs and its TGV INOUI offering in the high-speed market.