Began operation 1986 | ||
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Website http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter TER | SNCF ContentsTrack gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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
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.