Regional express transport

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TER multiple unit SNCF X 76500 at the entrance to Hazebrouck station ( North Department )

In the transport express régional ( TER ) is a sub-company of the French state railway SNCF , the regional traffic in the administrative regions operates.

overview

Corail- type TER wagons

The SNCF set up the TER system in 1984 in order to be able to create a basic framework for local transport . Since the end of the 1990s it has been coordinated with the 22 administrations of the respective regions of France . The companies in the respective regions determine the routes, the number of connections, the fares and the range of services in accordance with the SNCF.

The TER system is heavily subsidized by taxpayers. On average, 72 percent of the costs are borne by the state and regional administrations, while only 28 percent of the costs are covered by ticket sales. Experience has shown that these costs explode over time as regional administrations strive to expand the offer in their regions.

The low profitability of the TER system is mainly due to the fact that the trains are busy in the morning and evening due to commuter traffic, but are chronically understaffed at other times of the day. As a result, the capacity utilization of the trains is not particularly high; the vehicles drive with an average load of only 66 passengers per trip.

Handing over responsibility

Seven of the twenty-two regions have experimented with taking responsibility under their own direction since 1997: the TER Alsace , TER Center , TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais , TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , TER Rhône-Alpes , the TER Pays de la Loire and since January 1999 the TER Limousin .

In 1998, traffic in these seven regions increased by an average of 4.9 percent, compared to 3.2 percent in the other regions.

Some other regions have signed conventions intermédiaires to prepare for the decentralization of the network: the TER Haute-Normandie in September 1997, the TER Midi-Pyrénées and TER Bourgogne in November 1997, the TER Picardie in January 1998 and TER Lorraine in February 1998.

history

  • March 31, 1994: Publication of the Régions report , SNCF: vers un renouveau du service public by the Haenel Commission.
  • February 4, 1995: The law on the administration and development of the region places responsibility for local rail passenger transport in the hands of the regions.
  • December 19, 1996: Signing of the first contract with the Rhône-Alpes region .

Budget

Some figures published by the regions:

region TER budget Share of the annual
regionalization funds 		status
Alsace € 220 million 39%0 2004 Experimental regionalization since 1997
Brittany € 100 million 14%0 2005
Bourgogne € 100 million 25%0 2005
Champagne-Ardenne 0€ 55 million 12.5% 2004
Franche-Comté 0€ 70 million 20%0 2005
Lorraine € 250 million 45%0 2005
Nord-Pas-de-Calais € 260 million 21%0 2003 Experimental regionalization since 1997
Picardy € 130 million 20%0 2002 Intermediate level since January 1998
Rhône-Alpes € 500 million 30%0 2005 Experimental regionalization since 1997

These figures do not include infrastructure spending.

TER and tourism

Railcar of the Chemins de fer de la Corse

The SNCF has designated nine TER offers as trains touristiques :

Web links

Commons : Transport express régional  - collection of images, videos and audio files