On the first day of ticket sales for the Christmas holidays through SNCF Connect, a record 1.7 million tickets were sold—surpassing last year's total of around 1.5 million. The sales event saw a 9% increase in website and app traffic compared to the same period last year. At the peak of the sales period, the SNCF Connect app experienced 70,000 connections per minute, with 200,000 tickets sold between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. According to SNCF Connect, booking three to four months before a trip can save travelers up to 45% compared to purchasing tickets in the seven days before departure. Reservations for TGV Inoui are open for trips from December 13 to January 6, 2027, and for TGV Ouigo, bookings are available for trips from December 13 to July 2, 2027. Eurostar tickets can be reserved up to July 26. On the Paris-Toulouse route, 33% of trains are already full six weeks before departure, and 50% are full four weeks in advance. On Paris-Nantes, more than 40% of trains are shown as full four weeks before departure, compared to 24% six weeks before. On Paris-Strasbourg, 31% of trains are full two weeks before departure, according to Trainline. SNCF Voyageurs is preparing to deploy the first examples of its all-new TGV M, a train designed to be more capacious than previous generations, offering 20% more seats per train. This new model is expected to improve capacity and comfort for passengers traveling across France. Jean Castex, head of SNCF, confirmed that the new flagship train will indeed begin operating this autumn, with the exact launch date to be announced in the coming days. The introduction of the TGV M represents a significant step in modernizing France's rail network and accommodating the growing demand for train travel.