TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Train Express Régional SNCF
Overview
OwnerSNCF
Area servedProvence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Transit typeRegional rail
Number of lines16
Number of stations145
Daily ridership64,300
Websitem.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur
Operation
Began operation1986
Operator(s)SNCF
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC overhead lines

TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, branded as TER Zou!, is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF, although services between Nice and Marseille will instead be operated by a subsidiary of Transdev from June 2025, after winning a competitive tender held by the region in 2021.[1]
The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseille, Toulon and Nice. 100,000 users take regional trains each day.

Network

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A SNCF TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur train in Carpentras

The network is made up of 17 train lines. All bus lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority.

Unlike most other regions in France, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur separates their trains into two services:

  • TER : suburban or local services, with only 2nd class wagons. These trains are operated with multiple units.
  • Intervilles : regional InterCity trains (not to be confused with InterCités trains, a nationwide service), with 1st and 2nd class, except between Marseille, Gap and Briançon.

This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolises on the coast (Marseille, Toulon and Nice) and a very rural hinterland (French Alps). Toulon does not have suburban services, as these are absorbed into Marseille. The suburban trains from Marseille also continue onto Avignon, 100 kilometres (62 mi) away.

Rail

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Network map

The rail network as of May 2022:[2][3]

Line Route Frequency Notes
1 Marseille ... Aubagne ... Toulon ... Hyères In rush hour, 1 train each 20 minutes between Marseille and Aubagne; 1 train each 15 minutes between Marseille, 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 Mandelieu-la-Napoule – Cannes-la-Bocca – 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 – Cap-Martin-Roquebrune† – Carnolès – Menton – Menton-Garavan – Ventimiglia

branch line: Grasse – Mouans-Sartoux – Ranguin – La Frayère – Le Bosquet – Cannes

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-Saint-Augustin – Nice Intervilles InterCity train, 1 train each 2 hours 4h – 23h
7bis Miramas ... Martigues ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 6h – 21h
8 (7) Avignon – Arles ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 5h – 21h
9 Avignon TGV† – Avignon ... Cavaillon ... Miramas – Vitrolles Aéroport – Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 5h – 20h
9bis Carpentras ... Avignon-Centre – Avignon TGV 2 trains each hour 6h – 23h
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 Occitanie line 6 for details) 1 train each 3 hours, every 2 hours during rush hour 5h – 20h
12 Pertuis ... Aix-en-Provence ... Marseille-Saint-Charles 1 train each 20 minutes during rush hour between Marseille 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 ... Romans-Bourg-de-Péage (see TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 64 for details) 1 train each 3 hours 4h – 22h
15 Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Grenoble (see TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 63 for details) 1 train each 4 hours 5h – 23h
† Not all trains call at this station

Rail service not part of the TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur network:

Future

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With the building of the new LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur line between Marseille and Monaco expected by 2030, regional traffic may grow. This will be achieved through the introduction of a new high speed train calling every hour at Marseille Provence Airport, the construction of a new underground train station in downtown Marseille, a new high speed stop in Marseille's Eastern Districts, and the enlargement of Toulon, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and Nice Ville train stations.

Rolling stock

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Multiple units

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Locomotives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marseille-Nice becomes first French TER line to leave SNCF control". The Connexion. 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
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