TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, branded as TER Zou!, is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF, although services between Nice and Marseille will instead be operated by a subsidiary of Transdev from June 2025, after winning a competitive tender held by the region in 2021. The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseille, Toulon and Nice. 100,000 users take regional trains each day.

Network

The network is made up of 17 train lines. All bus lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority.

Unlike most other regions in France, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur separates their trains into two services: TER : suburban or local services, with only 2nd class wagons. These trains are operated with multiple units. Intervilles : regional InterCity trains (not to be confused with InterCités trains, a nationwide service), with 1st and 2nd class, except between Marseille, Gap and Briançon.

This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolises on the coast (Marseille, Toulon and Nice) and a very rural hinterland (French Alps). Toulon does not have suburban services, as these are absorbed into Marseille. The suburban trains from Marseille also continue onto Avignon, away.

Rail The rail network as of May 2022:Rechercher une fiche horaire , TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.

Line Route Frequency Notes 1 Marseille ... Aubagne ... Toulon ... Hyères In rush hour, 1 train each 20 minutes between Marseille and Aubagne; 1 train each 15 minutes between Marseille, 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 Mandelieu-la-Napoule – Cannes-la-Bocca – 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 – Cap-Martin-Roquebrune† – Carnolès – Menton – Menton-Garavan – Ventimiglia branch line: Grasse – Mouans-Sartoux – Ranguin – La Frayère – Le Bosquet – Cannes 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-Saint-Augustin – Nice Intervilles InterCity train, 1 train each 2 hours 4h – 23h 7bis Miramas ... Martigues ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 6h – 21h 8 (7) Avignon – Arles ... Miramas ... Vitrolles Aéroport ... Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 5h – 21h 9 Avignon TGV† – Avignon ... Cavaillon ... Miramas – Vitrolles Aéroport – Marseille 1 train each hour, every 30 minutes during rush hour 5h – 20h 9bis Carpentras ... Avignon-Centre – Avignon TGV 2 trains each hour 6h – 23h 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 Occitanie line 6 for details) 1 train each 3 hours, every 2 hours during rush hour 5h – 20h 12 Pertuis ... Aix-en-Provence ... Marseille-Saint-Charles 1 train each 20 minutes during rush hour between Marseille 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 ... Romans-Bourg-de-Péage (see TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 64 for details) 1 train each 3 hours 4h – 22h 15 Gap ... Veynes-Dévoluy ... Grenoble (see TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 63 for details) 1 train each 4 hours 5h – 23h† Not all trains serve this station

Rail service not part of the TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur network: Nice CP – Digne-les-Bains, operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence

Future

With the building of the new LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur line between Marseille and Monaco expected by 2030, regional traffic may grow. This will be achieved through the introduction of a new high speed train calling every hour at Marseille Provence Airport, the construction of a new underground train station in downtown Marseille, a new high speed stop in Marseille's Eastern Districts, and the enlargement of Toulon, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and Nice Ville train stations.

Rolling stock

Multiple units SNCF Class Z 23500 SNCF Class Z 26500 SNCF Class B 81500 Also called BGC B 81500 SNCF Class X 76500 Also called XGC Z 76500 SNCF Class Z55500

Locomotives SNCF Class BB 22200 SNCF Class BB 25500 SNCF Class BB 67400

TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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