TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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The local transport lines in Nord Pas-de-Calais

The TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais is a transportation company, for the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais the logistics of public transport (LPT) provides.

The traffic area includes the two departments Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62). In this region of Nord-Pas de Calais , according to the company, in 1978 the course was set for more efficient and service-oriented local public transport. In fact, the plans for regional control and financing on the part of the French state railway SNCF only existed since 1984 .

These improvements not only included modernized trains, increased frequency, optimized tariff zones and the 60 percent increase in the number of trains. The administration of the Nord-Pas de Calais region , together with the SNCF, presented a whole range of measures. The number of passengers increased by 90 percent.

An average of 80,000 passengers per day use the TER in the Nord - Pas de Calais area , 54 percent of them in school and student traffic , 37 percent commuters to their workplaces and 9 percent in leisure traffic. 211 stations and stops are served on around 1,800 km of route network, which is served by 18 lines. This corresponds to a density of 59 km² per stopping point based on the total land area of ​​12,414 km². According to their own statements, this is the highest density after the Île-de-France . In the north region , unlike most other regions, there are no bus routes operated by the TER.

In 2002, 25 years after the introduction of the "TER Nord - Pas de Calais" system, the two partners reached a new agreement. The punctuality of the trains was found to be a particularly important quality feature. The second most important measure was customer information. 94 percent of the trains were less than five minutes late. A bonus-malus regulation was agreed. After accidents, technical malfunctions and the like, a new customer information system was installed on the Tangente Lille-Valenciennes on a trial basis.

In the traffic area there is basically the line shape of a star around the capital Lille . Usually a route is served by two different lines that run alternately and fork at the next hub station in order to add a new "second" line to their route from another side. This ensures that you can reach many train stations without changing trains.

In July 2007 a loan of 150 million euros for the purchase of new vehicles was approved by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The following vehicles are currently (2011?) In circulation:

Vehicle type number Use on routes Remarks
Electric railcar Z 23500 34 Lille-Valenciennes -
Electric railcar Z 24500 46 -
Electric railcar Z 92050 6th -
ATER X 73500 diesel multiple unit 10 corresponds to DB series 641
Diesel multiple unit X 76500 15th -

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Information in French

Web links

Commons : Railway stations in the Nord department  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Train stations in the Pas-de-Calais department  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ http://www.nordpasdecalais.fr/ter/intro.htm# ( Memento from July 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.eib.org/projects/loans/2006/20060207.htm