Referring
to the Mediator
The Mediator intervenes in disputes that the customer services of SNCF Voyageurs, Eurostar or Chemins de Fer de la Corse have been unable to resolve. It reviews claims free of charge and confidentially, within 90 days.
Before submitting your application, make sure it is eligible. The Mediator reserves the right not to process any application that contains insulting and/or threatening language against the Mediator or any entity for which the Mediator is acting.
For which disputes should I contact the Mediator?
The Mediator is competent to deal with your request if it concerns a commercial or contractual dispute or a violation of the first four classes of rail transport policy. You can contact the Mediator in French or English.
Carriers involved:
The Mediator deals with disputes you may have with SNCF Voyageurs, Eurostar, Thalys or Chemins de fer de la Corse.
Carriers involved:
The Mediator deals with disputes you may have with SNCF Voyageurs, Eurostar or Chemins de fer de la Corse.
Commercial Litigation:
These are disputes relating to the performance of the transport contract, such as a late train or a problem with comfort on board.
It may also concern disputes relating to the distribution of tickets by SNCF, Eurostar, Thalys, Chemins de Fer de la Corse or their distribution network (e.g. a problem with the issue of a ticket).
Commercial Litigation:
These are disputes relating to the performance of the transport contract, such as a late train or a problem with comfort on board.
It may also concern disputes relating to the distribution of tickets by SNCF, Eurostar, Chemins de Fer de la Corse or their distribution network (e.g. a problem with the issue of a ticket).
You may refer the matter to the Mediator if:
- You have already made a first complaint to which the carrier concerned has refused in writing or has not replied within one month concerning SNCF Voyageurs, or within 3 months concerning Eurostar or Chemins de fer de la Corse.
- Your request is less than one year old from the date your claim was received by the customer service department of the Carrier concerned.
- You have not brought the matter before any French or foreign court.
If you have not made the first claim with the carrier concerned, make your claim by mail or online:
Make your claim to SNCF Voyageurs for a commercial dispute
By post :
SNCF Voyageurs
Service relation client SNCF
62 973 Arras Cedex 9
Make your claim to SNCF Connect for a commercial dispute
By post :
Service Clients SNCF Connect
2 place de la Défense
CNIT 1 – BP 440
92 053 Paris La Défense
Cedex
Make your claim to OUIGO for a commercial dispute
By post :
Service Relation Client SNCF
OUIGO
62 973 Arras
Make your claim to Max Jeune for a commercial dispute
By post :
Service Max Jeune
2 place de la Défense
CNIT 1 – BP 440
92 053 Paris La Défense
Cedex
By mail :
contact@tgvmax.fr
Make your claim to Transilien SNCF for a commercial dispute
By post :
Relations clientèle SNCF
Transilien TSA 21262
75 564 Paris
Cedex 12
Make your claim to Eurostar for a commercial dispute
For travel to or from London (St Pancras International),
please send your request to:
Eurostar Contact Centre
2nd Floor Kent House
81 Station Road
Ashford Kent
TN23 1AP
United Kingdom
For any other travel excluding travel to or from London,
please send your request to:
Centre de Contact Eurostar
BP 14
1050 Ixelles
BELGIQUE
Make your claim to Corsican Railways for a commercial dispute
By post :
Chemins de fer de la Corse
Service Commercial BP 237
20 200 Bastia
First four class rail transport police offences recorded by sworn SNCF Voyageurs agents:
These are fare violations or violations related to incivilities: no ticket, unjustified reduction, violation of the smoking ban, abuse of the alarm signal, etc.
You can only refer the matter to the Mediation officer if you have first contested the statement of offence or its amount with the Collection Centre, whose contact details appear on your statement of offence.
Entering the Collection Center >
You must refer the matter to the Mediator after the Collection Centre has been contacted, but before the end of the 3-month period starting from the date of the offence. The Mediator can only be contacted in the case of the first four classes of offences.
To Know
The collection of the minutes is suspended while the case is being processed by the Mediator.
Exceptions to the Mediator ‘s jurisdiction:
- Contraventions that expose you to a complaint from SNCF Voyageurs for habitual travel without a ticket, an offence provided for by article L 2242-6 of the Transport Code.
- First four class rail transport police reports issued by a sworn agent of a carrier other than SNCF Voyageurs, of the Sûreté ferroviaire (Suge agents) or of the infrastructure or passenger station manager. For penalty notices issued by a sworn railway security officer, the infrastructure manager or passenger stations, you can send your protest to the Collection Center. For tickets issued by a sworn official of a carrier other than SNCF Voyageurs, you can send your complaint to the relevant department of that carrier.
- You may submit a complaint within 3 months of the infraction being established, so that your case can be forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for examination, in accordance with article 529-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Contraventions related to an offence.
- Personal injury claims (for example, you missed a step when getting off the train).
- Disputes relating to the contractual relationship between you and the companies providing in-flight catering services, such as the bar car.
- Disputes that do not fall within the initial jurisdiction of the carrier’s customer service department (for example, you are a resident of the area and are suffering from nuisance or noise pollution).
- Disputes that fall under the jurisdiction of another Mediator with whom a protocol of distribution of competences has been signed.
- Litigation for which a complaint has been filed.
- Disputes relating to the ancillary services of a transport contract offered by Eurostar and whose realization is subject to technical hazards or external to the railway operation (for example, you were confronted with a failing WiFi service or the absence of magazines in 1st class for Eurostar).
- Disputes relating to package tours (train ticket + hotel package) including a rail service from one of the carriers. They should be sent to the Tourism and Travel Mediator :
By post : Médiateur Tourisme et Voyage BP 80 303 75 823 Paris Cedex 17
- More generally, for all cases in which, pursuant to Article L. 612-2 of the Consumer Code, a dispute cannot be mediated.
How to contact the Mediator
Who can seize it
The persons who can refer to the Mediator are :
- You, the client, knowing that you can be assisted and/or represented by a third party of your choice. If you choose an individual, the Mediator will ask for a mandate in the form of a letter dated and signed by you.
Download the mandate template >
- The Defender of the Rights and his Delegates, the national associations of consumers approved, the national associations of consumers not approved in France , the conciliators of justice and the European Center of the Consumers (CEC), the lawyers, legal services or social services, all acting in the name and on behalf of a traveler.
Have you sent your complaint to the Human Rights Defender, the European Mediator or to an mediator established at European railway companies? Don’t worry, it will be sent to the SNCF Voyageurs Mediator.
By internet
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You can contact the Mediator online using a form. Your file will be forwarded immediately and, if eligible, you will receive a response within 90 days of notification of receipt of the application.
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By post
Médiateur SNCF Voyageurs
TSA 37 701
59 973 TOURCOING CEDEX
Please remember to include a copy of all documents documenting your application.
If you have a complaint regarding a rail traffic citation, you must provide the following:
- Copy of the minutes dated less than 3 months ago
- Proof of your referral to the Recovery Center
- If you are an individual and are acting on behalf of one or more persons, a digital copy of the offender’s warrant and identification.
Method of dispute with the Collection Center :
In writing:
the letter sent to the Collection Centre must be attached to your referral.
By phone:
a document specifying the date of your telephone contact and outlining the content of the exchanges with the Debt Collection Centre must be attached to your referral.
Attention
Your referral should be for one minute only. If your request concerns more than one report, you must make a referral for each of them.
If you have a claim regarding a business dispute, you must provide the following:
- Copy of the ticket(s) /subscription card(s), discount card(s). In case of E-ticket, please provide the confirmation email of your order OR copy of your lump sum payment if your dispute is about a regularization.
- Copy of your letter addressed to the Customer Relations Department of the carrier.
- Any other document to support your request (e.g.: discount cards, tickets, etc…). In case of E-ticket, please provide the confirmation email of your order.
- If you are an individual acting on behalf of another person, a digital copy of that person’s mandate and identification.
The personal data provided in the context of the SNCF Voyageurs Mediation officer’s referral are processed in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). Consult our information notice on the use of your personal data here.