Monaco funds four new trains to boost rail capacity
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
The Principality is financing four additional train sets for the lines serving Monaco, continuing a long-running programme of rail investment.
The Monaco government is funding four new rolling stock units for the rail lines that serve the Principality, the latest step in a transport investment programme stretching back nearly two decades. The move builds on earlier financing rounds that delivered five trains in 2008 and a further two ordered in 2024, with those units due to enter service in 2027.
Once all the funded trains are delivered and operational, commuters and residents travelling through Monaco's station will benefit from meaningfully higher frequency and capacity on the routes connecting the Principality to Nice, Ventimiglia and beyond. For the significant share of Monaco's workforce and residents who depend on cross-border rail rather than road or bus, increased rolling stock is a practical quality-of-life improvement.
The announcement reflects Monaco's longstanding approach of contributing directly to French national rail infrastructure where it serves the Principality's own mobility needs, an arrangement that gives the government a degree of influence over service levels that would not otherwise be available to it.