TER Bourgogne

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TER Bourgogne route network
Construction work on the Dijon station forecourt in summer 2007

The TER Bourgogne is network operator for the four departments in the region of Burgundy . These are Côte-d'Or (21), Nièvre (58), Saône-et-Loire (71) and Yonne (89). The TER is an amalgamation of the regional administration and the SNCF. They provide the transport services in passenger transport by rail and in buses, they decide on the tariff structure and they are responsible for the frequency and capacity measurement.

A total of 150 train stations and stops are connected in the transport network. On a total area of ​​the region of 31,580 km², an average of 210 km² is supplied from each stop. This number reflects the strongly rural structure of the supply area. An average of 35,000 travelers are transported every day, for which 250 to 280 (depending on the day of the week) trains, 100 buses and 25 courses en taxi ( scheduled taxis ) are used.

Extensive renovation work is currently underway, affecting around 60 stations and for which EUR 4.5 million has already been spent in the period 2003–2005. The work includes equipping with new furniture , train destination displays, handicapped-accessible access and the like. The costs are shared equally between the French state railway SNCF and the Burgundy region. In addition, another 210 million euros are available for the vehicle fleet. After the work is completed in 2010, there should be no car in the inventory that is more than 15 years old. Is provided:

  • A total of 96 RRR (Rames réversibles régionales) ensure the operation of the TER, of which 72 have been renovated from older models (average age: 35 years) and 24 cars have been completely renewed since 2002
  • 18 Autorails grande capacité (AGC) were delivered by the end of 2009,
  • 17 Autorails , 7 RRR rames réversibles régionales and 86 Corail cars will be renovated little by little between 2007 and 2010

A line committee (comités de lignes) has been in place since 2004 to ensure that the connections are used more optimally, especially in school traffic . In 2004, according to the company, 92 percent of the trains were on time.

Traction material

The fleet of vehicles used is very different. The most common type of train is the X 4630 , which dates from the mid-1970s:

Vehicle type number Use on routes Remarks
Corail Dijon - Nevers
X 4630 Dijon - Nevers completely replaced by AGC by December 2009
Dijon / Montchanin - Moulins (Allier) by December 2009 X completely replaced by AGC
Chalon-sur-Saône - Paray / Etang
Autun - Etang
Paray - Lyon
Paray - Lyon
B 81500 ( AGC ) (dual drive: diesel / electric) Dijon - Nevers
Z 27500 Paray - Lyon
X 73500 Autun - Etang

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.region-bourgogne.com/download.php?voir=0&document_id=1028
  2. ↑ http://www.region-bourgogne.com/index.php?&o=article&c=610&article_article_id=2467&article_direction=fiche
  3. ↑ http://www.region-bourgogne.com/index.php?&o=article&c=610&article_article_id=2468&article_direction=fiche