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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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 edit
Rail edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Multiple units edit
- 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 edit
Buses edit
- Iveco Bus
- Arway
Future edit
Niort – Fontenay-le-Comte line edit
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 edit
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 and 80 km/h, although higher speeds would be possible on certain sections of the line.[3]
Expansion of the La Rochelle-Rochefort line edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- (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