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.
The trains are single railcars. The units were ordered joint with Deutsche Bahn, with their Class 641 units.
The trains have modern features which were new to TER trains, such as:
PIS inside and out of the trainLow floor section with wide doors, for those with poor mobilityAir conditioningStronger cab area for reduced crash damageThe trains can work in multiple of up to 3 sets.
X73813 - X7318 are former CFL (Luxembourg) units 2101 - 2106 and operate in the Alsace region. SNCF Class X 73900 is an identical version of the X 73500, but can also operate into Germany.
TER livery - metallic grey with blue ends and TER logos. Most X 73500 carry this.TER Bourgogne livery - metallic grey with red and yellow endsTER Languedoc-Roussillon - metallic grey with red, yellow sun rays.X 73744 and X 73751 wear a special livery for the Andelot-en-Montagne - La Cluse railwayX 73752 - X 73755 have been fitted with Integra-Signum (Swiss Train Protection) and are used on the Besançon - Le Locle - La Chaux-de-Fonds service.X 73809 with Poitou-Charentes region has been fitted with solar panels to its roof to power the electrical components of the trainThe units are used on rural, unelectrified railway lines in France and are operated by all TER regions except Île-de-France, Corsica and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
They operate the following services:
Bourges - NeversChartres - Courtallain — Saint-PellerinReims - TergnierSaint-Etienne - Le PuySaint-Marcellin - Grenoble - Chambéry (via the Grenoble–Montmélian railway)Grenoble - Chambéry - Bellegarde - Genève (stand in for faulty X 72500)Grenoble - Veynes - GapGrenoble - ClellesToulouse - AuchToulouse - Figeac - AurillacAurillac - Brive-la-GaillardeRodez - Figeac - Brive-la-GaillardeLe Havre - RollevilleNantes - VertouSarreguemines - Sarre-UnionStrasbourg - WissembourgStrasbourg - LauterbourgStrasbourg - SaverneColmar - Munster - MetzeralTours - ChinonBesançon - La Chaux-de-FondsDole - Morez - Saint ClaudeMontbéliard - Belfort - Lure - VesoulBeauvais - Le Tréport-MersClermont-Ferrand - Gannat - Lapeyrouse - Commentary - MontluçonMontluçon - Saint-Amand-Montrond - BourgesBressuire - Thouars - Saumur - ToursMulhouse - Thann - KruthLison - Saint-Lô - CoutancesGranville - ArgentanLimoges - UsselMarvejols - La Bastide-Saint-Laurent-les-BainsMonsempron-Libos - Penne-d'Agenais - AgenÉtang-sur-Arroux - Autun - Avallon - Auxerre - Laroche-MigennesCorbigny - Clamecy - Auxerre - Laroche-MigennesBrest - Châteaulin - QuimperBrest - Le Relecq-Kerhuon - LanderneauBrest - Landerneau - MorlaixBrest - Landerneau - LandivisiauQuimper - LorientRoscoff - MorlaixNantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-VieNantes - Sainte Pazanne - PornicNantes - VertouSaint-Brieuc - DinanDol de Bretagne - DinanPlouaret - LannionLe Mans - AlençonNevers - Cosne sur LoireLyon - Tassin - Lozanne / Brignais / Sain-BelLisieux - Pont-l'Eveque - Trouville-DeauvilleDijon - MoulinsAlès - BessègesLa Rochelle - RochefortPau - OloronCarcassonne - Limoux - QuillanThis list does not include all services.
TER Alsace - Strasbourg - 24 RailcarsTER Aquitaine - Limoges - 15 RailcarsTER Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand - 35 RailcarsTER Basse-Normandie - Caen - 11 RailcarsTER Bourgogne - Nevers - 10 RailcarsTER Bretagne - Rennes - 15 RailcarsTER Centre - Tours - 15 RailcarsTER Champagne-Ardenne - Epernay - 20 RailcarsTER Franche-Comté - Dijon - 20 RailcarsTER Haute-Normandie - Sotteville-les-Rouen - 11 RailcarsTER Languedoc-Roussillon - Toulouse - 9 RailcarsTER Limousin - Limoges - 15 RailcarsTER Lorraine - Metz - 6 RailcarsTER Midi-Pyrénées - Toulouse - 28 RailcarsTER Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Lille - 10 RailcarsTER Pays de la Loire - Nantes - 17 RailcarsTER Picardie - Longueau - 12 RailcarsTER Poitou-Charentes - Limoges - 8 RailcarsTER Rhône-Alpes - Lyon - 50 Railcars
