TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (TER PACA) is the

regional rail Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster ser ...

network serving the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its prefe ...

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in France. This network is operated by SNCF.
The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the 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 commune ha ...

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is the ...

and

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

. 100,000 users take regional trains each day.

Network

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, operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence

Future

With the building of the new LN Provence-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 * SNCF Class B 81500 ''Also called BGC B 81500'' * SNCF Class X 76500 ''Also called XGC Z 76500''

Locomotives

* SNCF Class BB 22200 *

SNCF Class BB 25500 SNCF's BB 25500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. They are the dual system version of the BB 17000 ( AC) and BB 8500 ( DC) locomotives (17000+8500=25500). They are fitted with monomotor bogies with two different ...

SNCF Class BB 67400 The SNCF Class BB 67400 diesel locomotives were built by Brissonneau and Lotz Brissonneau et Lotz was a French locomotive engineering company, engaged in the manufacture of railway locomotives and wagons. The company was also a supplier of rol ...

References

External links

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