Key figures

Tourist railways in France:

  •       3.7 million visitors (continuous increase for several years)
  •       100 % of operational rail heritage is maintained by UNECTO members  
  •       1 200 km of rail tracks used by tourist railways
  •       100 tourist railway companies, out of which 90 are UNECTO adherents
  •       9.2 € average price paid by our visitors in France
  •       15 to 20 km : average trip

In the European Union:

  •     25 million visitors
  •    400 tourist railway undertakings

 

Studies show that for every one euro spent on a tourist train, at least one other euro is spent in the regional economy!