Ouigo is a French low-cost service range of both conventional and high-speed trains.
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11 Facts About Ouigo
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The literal translation of Ouigo from French to English is "yes go"; the name is a play on words with the English homonym "we go".
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Ouigo was established during 2013 with the purpose of offering budget long-distance services along the core routes of the French railway network.
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On 10 December 2017, Ouigo launched a new timetable, under which it ran services to stations within the centre of Paris for the first time.
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On 19 February 2013, the Ouigo initiative was announced by Guillaume Pepy, the head of SNCF.
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On 2 April 2013, Ouigo was formally launched, with the first trains being ran that same day.
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On 10 December 2017, Ouigo launched a new timetable, under which it ran services to stations within the centre of Paris for the first time.
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Ouigo opted to charge more for tickets that board within central Paris rather than at Massy, Marne-la-Valley, or Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport on the periphery of the city.
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Between 2013 and 2021, Ouigo exclusively operated high-speed TGV train sets for its services.
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Commentators such as the travel journalist Simon Calder have said that Ouigo is a third-class train service, while the rail writer Mark Smith called it a rail service for flyers.
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