TER Languedoc-Roussillon was the
regional rail network serving
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and b ...
région in France. The région became the organising authority on 1 January 2002. In 2017 it was merged into the new
TER Occitanie
TER Occitanie or liO TER Occitanie is the regional rail network serving the region of Occitanie, southern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Languedoc-Rous ...
.
Network
Rail
Road
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Montpellier–
Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique (; Languedocien: ''Sant Africa'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France.
History
Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortre ...
Rolling stock
Multiple units
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Ligne de Cerdagne
The ''Ligne de Cerdagne'', usually referred to as ''Le Petit Train Jaune'' ( en, Little Yellow Train, ca, Tren Groc), is a gauge railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol- Enveitg in the French Pyrenees. Construction s ...
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SNCF Class Z 100
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SNCF Class Z 150
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SNCF Class Z 200
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SNCF Class Z 7300
The SNCF Class Z 7300 electric multiple units were built by Alsthom
Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, ...
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SNCF Class X 2200
The SNCF Class X 2200 diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. ...
(Also called: X 92200)
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SNCF Class X 4500
The SNCF Class X 4500 diesel multiple units were built by ANF between 1963–1970. The X4500 class are one of four classes of similar design (X4300, X4500, X4630, X4750) known as "Caravelles". This name comes from when built the engine sound remin ...
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SNCF Class X 72500
The SNCF Class X 72500 diesel multiple units were built by Alstom between 1997 and 2002. They operate longer distance Transport express régional and Intercites services, particularly in the areas south and west of Paris, the Paris to Laon line, ...
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SNCF Class X 73500
The X73500 is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train type operated by the SNCF in France. They were built from 1999 to 2004 by Alsthom DDF.
General Information
The trains are single railcars. The units were ordered joint with Deutsche Bahn, with the ...
Locomotives
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SNCF Class BB 7200
The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a 1.5 kV DC electric locomotive operated by the SNCF in France. It is the DC version of the 'Nez Cassé' family of locomotives built between 1976 and 1985 by Alstom. They are rated for of continuous power. SNCF Cla ...
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SNCF Class BB 8500
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SNCF Class BB 9300
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SNCF Class BB 9600
On order
Twenty-five trains are on order and should be delivered 2007–2008.
*21 electric 4 piece
Z 27500
*4 hybrid (diesel and electric) 3 piece
B 81500
B, or b, is the second Letter (alphabet), letter of the Latin-script alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''English ...
Kartatoo
Kartatoo is a public transport pass system introduced during the first term of 2007. The ''Kartatoo'' card was introduced
["Avec Kartatoo, jusqu'à 30% d'économie pour l'usager" (With Kartatoo, savings of up to 30% for the user), article published in ]
The magazine "Se déplacer" on the site of the région Languedoc-Roussillon
Vivre en Languedoc-Roussillon, le journal du Conseil régional'', May 2007, page 15. using an optional subscription system to
Urban networks at a reduced price. This system is offered to TER
commuters (''Via pro'' for
labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
ers) and allows users to purchase a monthly ticket on the
Montpellier Agglomération
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people l ...
and
Nîmes Métropole networks. The scheme should be open to students (''Via études'') from September 2007 and to all from the end of 2008.
These new measures also come with the creation of 3 new fare zones between
Montpellier and
Nîmes. West to East, the three zones are centred on Montpellier (from the
station Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone ( Occitan: ''Vilanòva de Magalona'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
Et ...
to that of
Saint-Brès–
Mudaison),
Lunel (
Valergues–
Lunel-Vieil
Lunel-Viel (; oc, Lunèl Vièlh, literally: "old Lunel") is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Lunel-Viel station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hér ...
to
Uchaud) and Nîmes (
Milhaud
Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...
to
Manduel
Manduel (; oc, Manduèlh) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard station, with high speed connections to Paris and Perpignan and regional services to Avignon, Nîmes and Montpellier, is situated in the comm ...
–
Redessan).
The affected area will be extended towards the West to
Agde
Agde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi.
Location
Agde is located on the Hérault river, from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Paris. The Canal du Midi conne ...
,
Béziers and
Narbonne
Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...
during 2008 with all inhabitants of
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and b ...
concerned from 2009.
Statistics
*1341
km of passenger lines
[http://www.lignenouvelle-languedocroussillon.org/fr/le-reseau/index.php]
*521 km of Double track lines
*834 km of electrified lines
*780
level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term a ...
s of which 23 are temporary
*191 tunnels for 52 km
*2322 rail bridges
*28 individual lines
See also
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SNCF
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Transport express régional
Transport express régional (, usually shortened to TER) is the brand name used by the SNCF, the French national railway company, to denote rail service run by the regional councils of France, specifically their organised transport authorities. T ...
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Réseau Ferré de France
Réseau ferré de France (RFF, french: French Rail Network) was a French company which owned and maintained the French national railway network from 1997 to 2014. The company was formed with the rail assets of SNCF in 1997. Afterwards, the train ...
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List of SNCF stations
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List of SNCF stations in Languedoc-Roussillon
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Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and b ...
References
External links
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TER Languedoc-Roussillon official site
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{{Transport express régional
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 ...