TER Poitou-Charentes

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  Alsace   Nord-Pas de Calais
  Haute Normandie   Picardie
  Champagne Ardenne   Lorraine
  Basse Normandie   Bretagne
  Centre   Bourgogne
  Franche Comté   Pays de la Loire
  Poitou-Charentes   Limousin
  Auvergne   Rhône Alpes
  Aquitaine   Midi Pyrénées
  Languedoc Roussillon   Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
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  Est   Nord
  Saint-Lazare   Montparnasse
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RER
  line A   line D
  line B   line E
  line C

TER Poitou-Charentes the regional rail network serving Poitou-Charentes région, France.

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[edit] Network

[edit] Rail

[edit] Road

[edit] Rolling stock

X 73500 du TER Poitou-Charentes
X 73500 du TER Poitou-Charentes
X 73500 et son logo biocarburant
X 73500 et son logo biocarburant

[edit] Multiple units

[edit] Locomotives

[edit] Buses

Irisbus Arway

[edit] Futur

[edit] Ligne de Niort-Fontenay le Comte

This line, closed to passenger traffic since 1969, counts 25% of it route in Poitou-Charentes, the rest being situated in the Pays de la Loire.

The reopening is inscribed to the CPER 2006-2007 and the preliminary studies are finished. Alll that rests is for the interregional budget, to be able to start the first works.[citation needed]

[edit] Ligne de Thouars- Parthenay - Niort

This line has been closed to passenger traffic since 1980.

However, it is still working and empty TER trains can be seen on it every Wednesday. Coming from the line Bressuire - Thouars - Saumur and going to Saintes for maintenance. They are allowed to circulate between 70 and 80 km/h, but certain sections of the line could easily support higher speeds.[1]

[edit] Expansion of the ligne de La Rochelle-Rochefort

With 11 trains a day, to be put progressively in place between September 2007 and 2008, the strengthening of this line is meant to help curb the intensifing road traffic between these two cities[2]

Five additional stops are proposed:

  • Saint-Laurent de la Prée (from September 2007)
  • Angoulins (from September 2007)
  • La Rochelle - Porte Dauphine
  • Aytré-Plage
  • Tonnay-Charente

[edit] References

  1. ^ (French) Association for the developpement of rail trainsporte Thouet-Sèvre Niortaise
  2. ^ (French) Cadencement La Rochelle - Rochefort (Dossier présenté par la région Poitou-Charente)

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