TER Poitou-Charentes
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TER Poitou-Charentes is the regional rail network serving the Poitou-Charentes région in France.
Contents
Network
Rail
| Line | Route | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- Irisbus
- 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
- SNCF
- Transport express régional
- Réseau Ferré de France
- List of SNCF stations
- List of SNCF stations in Poitou-Charentes
- Poitou-Charentes
References
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- ↑ (French) Association for the development of Thouet-Sèvre Niortaise rail transport
- ↑ (French) Cadencement La Rochelle - Rochefort (Dossier présenté par la région Poitou-Charente)
External links
- (French) TER Poitou-Charentes website
- (French) Association régionale Poitou-Charentes des usagers du TER - Regional association of passengers of Poitou-Charentes TER trains
- (French) Map of the TER Poitou-Charentes network
