TER Poitou-Charentes
TER Poitou-Charentes was the regional rail network serving the Poitou-Charentes région in France. In 2017 it was merged into the new TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
TER Poitou-Charentes | |
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![]() SNCF Class X 73500 train in TER Pouitou-Charentes branding at Cognac station | |
Overview | |
Owner | SNCF |
Area served | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
Number of lines | 17 |
Number of stations | 76 |
Daily ridership | 9,700 |
Website | http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter |
Operation | |
Began operation | 2002 |
Ended operation | 2017 |
Operator(s) | SNCF |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Network
Rail
Line | Route | Frequency | Notes |
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Angoulême – Bordeaux | Angoulême – Coutras – Libourne – Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (see TER Aquitaine line 16 for details) | ||
Bressuire – Saumur | Bressuire – Thouars – Saumur (see TER Pays de la Loire line 14 for details) | ||
Limoges – Angoulême | Limoges-Bénédictins – Chabanais – Angoulême (see TER Limousin line 3 for details) | ||
Niort – Royan | Niort – Saint-Jean-d'Angély – Saintes – Royan | ||
Poitiers – Angoulême | Poitiers – Ruffec – Angoulême | ||
Poitiers – Limoges | Poitiers – Montmorillon – Limoges-Bénédictins (see TER Limousin line 2 for details) | ||
La Rochelle – Bordeaux | La Rochelle – Rochefort – Saintes – Jonzac – Montendre – Bordeaux | ||
La Rochelle – Poitiers | La Rochelle – Surgères ... Niort ... Poitiers | ||
La Rochelle – Rochefort | La Rochelle-Porte Dauphine – La Rochelle – Rochefort | ||
Saintes – Angoulême | Saintes – Cognac – Jarnac – Angoulême | ||
Tours – Poitiers | Tours – Châtellerault – Poitiers (see TER Centre line 30 for details) | ||
† Not all trains call at this station |
Road
- Angoulême – Jonzac
- Poitiers – Parthenay – Bressuire – Cholet – Nantes
- Thouars – Loudun – Chinon
- Poitiers – Chauvigny – Le Blanc – Châteauroux
- Niort – Fontenay-le-Comte
- La Rochelle – Fontenay-le-Comte
Rolling Stock
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Multiple units
- SNCF Class Z 7300
- SNCF Class Z 21500
- SNCF Class X 2100
- SNCF Class X 2200
- SNCF Class X 72500
- SNCF Class X 73500
- SNCF Class Z 27500 (ZGC Z 27500)
Locomotives
Buses
- Iveco Bus
- Arway
Future
Niort – Fontenay-le-Comte line
25% of this line, closed to passenger traffic since 1969, is located in Poitou-Charentes, with the remainder located in Pays de la Loire.
The reopening of the line was included in the Contract for Regional and State Projects (Contrat de projets État-région) for 2006-2007 and preliminary studies are completed. Work was scheduled to begin once the interregional budget was in place[1] but as of October 2014, the line has not been reopened and TER's operations between Niort and Fontenay-le-Comte are restricted to bus travel.[2]
Thouars – Parthenay – Niort line
This line has been closed to passenger traffic since 1980 but it is still used to transport empty TER trains every Wednesday. The trains are from the Bressuire – Thouars – Saumur line and they are sent to Saintes for maintenance. These trains are allowed to travel at speeds between 70–80 km/h, although higher speeds would be possible on certain sections of the line.[3]
Expansion of the La Rochelle-Rochefort line
With 11 trains a day added between in 2007 and 2008, the expansion of this line is meant to help curb the growing road traffic between the cities of La Rochelle and Rochefort.[4]
Five additional stops have been opened:
- Saint-Laurent Fouras (September 2007)
- Angoulins-sur-Mer (September 2007)
- La Rochelle Porte Dauphine (late 2008)
- Aytré-Plage (September 2008)
- Tonnay-Charente (2010)
See also
References
- "Contrat de projets des Pays de la Loire 2007-2013" (PDF). Conseil régional des Pays de la Loire (cached by Wikiwix) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2007. ; p. 68
- "TER Poitou-Charentes carte du réseau" (PDF). TER (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- (in French) Association for the development of Thouet-Sèvre Niortaise rail transport
- (in French) Cadencement La Rochelle – Rochefort (Dossier présenté par la région Poitou-Charente)
External links
- (in French) TER Poitou-Charentes website
- (in French) Association régionale Poitou-Charentes des usagers du TER – Regional association of passengers of Poitou-Charentes TER trains
- (in French) Map of the TER Poitou-Charentes network