SNCF Gares & Connexions has an ambition to promote active and shared mobility solutions, combined with the train, in order to offer an eco-friendly end-to-end transport solution.
Although two-thirds of journeys in urban environments are less than 3 kilometres and suited to active modes of transport, 60% of those between 1km and 3km use a car.
In order to encourage use of all modes of decarbonised transport, SNCF Gares & Connexions wishes to offer equipment and services to remove restrictions to use of bicycles and soft modes through the AMS concept (Augmented Multimodal Space).
AMS, a strategy at the heart of the regions
The Augmented Multimodal Spaces are the fruit of a collaboration between SNCF Gares & Connexions, the Organising Authority and/or the Town.
The location of equipment - on the station forecourts - and use of adapted signage facilitate intermodal transport between the station and its surroundings and therefore increase the use of soft and shared transport modes.
What is an Augmented Multimodal Space (AMS) ?
An AMS at a station brings multiple solutions to improve the station’s level of service and adapt to the specific needs of the regions and passengers:
AMS is deployed at small and medium stations to improve the intermodal offer
By providing clear signage
AMS provides guidance in the premises and intermodal routes with specific signage (posts, totems, markings, etc.) that helps to guide passengers towards the various parking solutions and mobility services at the station.
By improving customer information
An AMS is based around a schematic representation or isochrone map making it easy to locate points of interest around the station. By showing travel time using soft modes, we want to demonstrate that these distances do not require an individual car.
By raising the level of service
AMS has a parking offer for each soft mode (bicycle, scooter, skateboard, etc.), additional services (charging points, repair and pump station, lockers, etc.), spaces reserved for shared modes (free floating, car pooling, etc.).
AMS to complement the bicycle plan
By encouraging the use of soft and shared modes of transport, AMS fits into SNCF Gares & Connexions’ bicycle plan.
AMS responds to the obligation to roll out secure bicycle parking spaces, especially at small and medium stations.
They support us
Supported by the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition as part of the energy-saving certificates system, our AMS installation programme at the 224 assessed stations is due to be complete by 2025.
It will then be extended to other regions with the aim of tripling the modal share of the bicycle in journeys by 2025, in line with the objective pursued by the Mobility Law of 24th December 2019.