TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, branded as TER Zou!, is the

regional rail Regional rail is a public transport, public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connectin ...

network serving the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...

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in France. This network is operated by

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...

, although services between Nice and Marseille will instead be operated by a subsidiary of

Transdev Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020. Transdev was formed on 3 April 2011 via the merg ...

from June 2025, after winning a competitive tender held by the region in 2021.
The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near

Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

and

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million 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, away.

Rail

The rail network as of May 2022:Rechercher une fiche horaire
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.La carte du réseau TER SUD
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022. Rail service not part of the TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur network: * Nice CP –

Digne-les-Bains Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the Franco-Provençal, classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Alpe ...

, operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence

Future

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

Multiple units

* SNCF Class Z 23500 *

SNCF Class Z 26500 The SNCF Class Z 26500 and Z 24500 are a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains with bi-level carriages, derived from the Coradia Duplex type of Alstom. They are also known as TER 2N NG from their use on regional TER services, bi-lev ...

SNCF Class B 81500 The B 81500 (often called BGC) is a class of bi-mode multiple units built by Bombardier for SNCF and used on the TER network in France. They are primarily used on suburban and regional services. It has been in operation since 2005 on the TER ...

''Also called BGC B 81500'' *

SNCF Class X 76500 The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffic along with that of Monaco, including the TGV, on France's high ...

''Also called XGC Z 76500''

Locomotives

SNCF Class BB 22200 The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alstom between 1976 and 1986. They are a Multi-system (rail), dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV AC railway electrification, 25 kV 50 Hz AC) ...

SNCF Class BB 25500 SNCF's BB 25500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. They are the railway electrification system, dual system version of the SNCF Class BB 17000, BB 17000 (Alternating current, AC) and SNCF Class BB 8500, BB 8500 (D ...

* SNCF Class BB 67400

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:TER Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur Rail transport in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur