TER-GV, a portmanteau of
TER
Ter or TER may refer to:
Places
* River Ter, in Essex, England
* Ter (river), in Catalonia
* Ter (department), a region in France
* Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy
* Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno ob ...
(French Regional Train) and
TGV
The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...
(high-speed train), are regional TGV linking relatively nearby cities (termini being 100–200 km apart) using the
LGV Nord
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord (North High-Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille.
With a maximum speed ...
dedicated high-speed line (Paris-Lille-Calais). So far, those trains only operate in the
Hauts-de-France region.
In 2001, the first three lines were opened:
*
Lille-Europe–
Dunkerque (30 min): The first half of the journey is made on the
LGV Nord
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord (North High-Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille.
With a maximum speed ...
until a junction near
Hazebrouck
Hazebrouck (, nl, Hazebroek, , vls, Oazebroeke) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1 ...
after which the train continues at lower speed on the conventional line to Dunkerque.
* Lille-Europe–
Calais-Fréthun (30 min) –
Calais-Ville (35 min): At the northern end of the
LGV Nord
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord (North High-Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille.
With a maximum speed ...
in Calais-Fréthun, the train continues toward the Calais-Ville station. Very few trains run on that line.
* Lille-Europe–Calais-Fréthun (30 min) –
Boulogne-Ville (55 min) –
Étaples-Le Touquet – Gare de Rang-du-Fliers: Until 2010, the line ended in
Boulogne.
This line now runs until
Rang-du-Fliers-Verton. At the northern end of the
LGV Nord
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord (North High-Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille.
With a maximum speed ...
in Calais-Fréthun, the train continues on the conventional line at lower speed toward Boulogne,
Étaples
Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; vls, Stapel, lang; pcd, Étape) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river.
History
Étaples takes its name from having been a medieval ...
and Rang. Passengers going to
Calais-Ville can also use that line, a shuttle service from Calais-Fréthun to Calais-Ville using regular
TER
Ter or TER may refer to:
Places
* River Ter, in Essex, England
* Ter (river), in Catalonia
* Ter (department), a region in France
* Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy
* Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno ob ...
trains or buses being available within 30 minutes of the departure/arrival of each train. Some of the trains do not go as far as Rang on the line, but rather have their terminus in Boulogne or Étaples.
A fourth line, Lille-Europe–
Arras, was added in 2007. The success of this line led to subsequent capacity increases.
Notes and references
High-speed rail in France
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