TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
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| Website | http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur is the regional rail network serving Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF.
The transport public authority, the Regional Council, makes running around 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseilles, Toulon and Nice. 100 000 users take regional trains each day.
Network
The network is composed with 16 trains lines. All buses lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority.
Unlikely like others regions in France, the Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur separates their trains in two services :
- TER : suburban or local services, with only 2nd class wagons. These trains are operated with multiple units.
- Intervilles : regional InterCity trains (but not an InterCités trains, a national train), with 1st and 2nd class, operated with coaches, except between Marseilles, Gap and Briançon.
This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolis on the coast (Marseilles, Toulon and Nice) and a very rural hinterland (French Alps). Toulon doesn't have suburban services, there are absorbed in the Marseille's. The suburban trains from Marseilles continuing also until Avignon, at 100 kilometers.
Rail
| Line | Route | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille ... Aubagne ... Toulon ... Hyères | In rush hour, 1 train each 20 minutes between Marseilles and Aubagne ; 1 train each 15 minutes between Marseilles, Aubagne and Toulon. | 5h - 24h |
| 2 | Toulon ... Carnoules ... Les Arcs-Draguignan | 1 train each 2 hours | 6h - 22h |
| 3 | Les Arcs-Draguignan ... Saint-Raphaël-Valescure ... Cannes ... Nice | 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour | 5h - 21h |
| 4 | Grasse - Mouans-Sartoux - Ranguin - La Frayère - Le Bosquet - Cannes - Golfe-Juan-Vallauris - Juan-les-Pins - Antibes - Biot - Villeneuve-Loubet-plage - Cagnes-sur-Mer - Cros-de-Cagnes - Saint-Laurent-du-Var - Nice-Saint-Augustin - Nice-Ville - Nice-Riquier - Villefranche-sur-Mer - Beaulieu-sur-Mer - Èze-sur-Mer - Cap-d'Ail - Monaco-Monte-Carlo - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin† - Carnolès† - Menton - Menton-Garavan - Ventimiglia | 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour | 6h - 24h |
| 5 | Tende ... Breil-sur-Roya ... Nice | 5 trains a day | |
| 6 | Marseille - Toulon - Carnoules† - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Fréjus† - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice | Intervilles InterCity train, 1 train each 2 hours | 4h - 23h |
| 7 | Miramas ... Martigues ... Marseille | 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour | 6h - 21h |
| 8 | Avignon - Arles ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille | 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour | 5h - 21h |
| 9 | Avignon ... Cavaillon ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille | 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes between Miramas and Avignon during rush hour | 5h - 20h |
| 10 | Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Valence ... Orange ... Avignon - Arles - Miramas - Marseille | Intervilles InterCity train, 1 train each 2 hours | 4h - 23h |
| 11 | Narbonne ... Montpellier ... Nîmes ... Arles ... Marseille-Saint-Charles (see TER Languedoc-Roussillon line 3 for details) | 1 train each 3 hours, every 2 hours during rush hour | 5h - 20h |
| 11bis | Narbonne ... Montpellier ... Nîmes ... Tarascon - Avignon-Centre (see TER Languedoc-Roussillon line 1 for details) | 1 train each hour | 4h - 21h |
| 12 | Pertuis ... Aix-en-Provence ... Marseille-Saint-Charles | 1 train each 20 minutes during rush hour between Marseilles and Aix en Provence | 5h - 24h |
| 13 | Briançon ... Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Aix-en-Provence ... Marseille-Saint-Charles | Intervilles InterCity train, 4 trains a day | 4h - 23h |
| 14 | Briançon ... Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Die ... Valence (see TER Rhône-Alpes line 64 for details) | 1 train each 3 hours | 4h - 22h |
| 15 | Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Grenoble (see TER Rhône-Alpes line 63 for details) | 1 train each 4 hours | 5h - 23h |
| † Not all trains call at this station | |||
- Nice - Digne-les-Bains, operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence
Incidents
Canceled and delayed trains occurred everyday. The TER Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur has the worst punctuality of France. 40% of trains are delayed or canceled each day. This could be due to the saturation of the tracks near Marseilles and Nice. The journey conditions are very bad during rush hours.
Future
With the build of the new line LN Provence-Côte d'Azur between Marseilles and Monaco for 2030, the regional and local trafic will could be grown. These will be gone with a new high speed train stop each hour at the Marseille Provence Airport, a new underground train station in the downtown Marseilles, a new high speed stop at Marseilles Eastern Districts, and the enlargement of Toulon, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and Nice City train stations.
Rolling stock
Multiple units
- SNCF Class Z 23500
- SNCF Class Z 26500
- SNCF Class B 81500 Also called BGC B 81500
- SNCF Class X 76500 Also called XGC Z 76500
Locomotives
See also
- SNCF
- Transport express régional
- Réseau Ferré de France
- List of SNCF stations in PACA
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur