TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

Train Express Régional SNCF

TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur is the regional rail network serving Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF.
The transport public authority, the Regional Council, makes running around 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseilles, Toulon and Nice. 100 000 users take regional trains each day.

Network

The network is composed with 16 trains lines. All buses lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority.
Unlikely like others regions in France, the Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur separates their trains in two services :


This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolis on the coast (Marseilles, Toulon and Nice) and a very rural hinterland (French Alps). Toulon doesn't have suburban services, there are absorbed in the Marseille's. The suburban trains from Marseilles continuing also until Avignon, at 100 kilometers.

Rail

Line Route Frequency Notes
1 Marseille ... Aubagne ... Toulon ... Hyères In rush hour, 1 train each 20 minutes between Marseilles and Aubagne ; 1 train each 15 minutes between Marseilles, 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 Grasse - Mouans-Sartoux - Ranguin - La Frayère - Le Bosquet - 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 - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin† - Carnolès† - Menton - Menton-Garavan - Ventimiglia 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 Intervilles InterCity train, 1 train each 2 hours 4h - 23h
7 Miramas ... Martigues ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 6h - 21h
8 Avignon - Arles ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 5h - 21h
9 Avignon ... Cavaillon ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes between Miramas and Avignon during rush hour 5h - 20h
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 Languedoc-Roussillon line 3 for details) 1 train each 3 hours, every 2 hours during rush hour 5h - 20h
11bis Narbonne ... Montpellier ... Nîmes ... Tarascon - Avignon-Centre (see TER Languedoc-Roussillon line 1 for details) 1 train each hour 4h - 21h
12 Pertuis ... Aix-en-Provence ... Marseille-Saint-Charles 1 train each 20 minutes during rush hour between Marseilles 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 (see TER Rhône-Alpes line 64 for details) 1 train each 3 hours 4h - 22h
15 Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Grenoble (see TER Rhône-Alpes line 63 for details) 1 train each 4 hours 5h - 23h
† Not all trains call at this station

Incidents

Canceled and delayed trains occurred everyday. The TER Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur has the worst punctuality of France. 40% of trains are delayed or canceled each day. This could be due to the saturation of the tracks near Marseilles and Nice. The journey conditions are very bad during rush hours.

Future

With the build of the new line LN Provence-Côte d'Azur between Marseilles and Monaco for 2030, the regional and local trafic will could be grown. These will be gone with a new high speed train stop each hour at the Marseille Provence Airport, a new underground train station in the downtown Marseilles, a new high speed stop at Marseilles Eastern Districts, and the enlargement of Toulon, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and Nice City train stations.

Rolling stock

Multiple units

Locomotives

See also

External links

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