TER Poitou-Charentes
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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 | |
|---|---|
| |
 B 81500 train in TER Pouitou-Charentes branding near Bourg-Charente. | |
| 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
Rail
| Line | Route | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
Multiple units
- 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
Buses
- Iveco Bus
- Arway
Future
Niort – Fontenay-le-Comte line
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
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
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)