TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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| TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |||
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| Website | http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter | ||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais was the regional rail network serving Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, France. In 2017 it was merged into the new TER Hauts-de-France.
Network
[edit]- Lille – Calais – Boulogne-sur-Mer (TER grande vitesse)
- Lille – Dunkerque (TER grande vitesse)
- Lille – Arras (TER grande vitesse)
Rolling stock
[edit]Multiple units
[edit]- SNCF Class Z 23500
- SNCF Class Z 24500
- SNCF Class Z 92050
- SNCF Class X 4500
- SNCF Class X 73500
- SNCF Class X 76500 also called XGC X 76500
- SNCF Class Z 26500
Locomotives
[edit]Schemes
[edit]TER grande vitesse
[edit]With the objective of connecting all the towns on the Northwest coast to Lille in less than an hour, the Nord-Pas de Calais région has put in place TERGV. Certain trains, with the agreement of the SNCF, use the LGV Nord from Lille-Europe to reach their destination instead of conventional lines. This enables them to connect Lille to Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkirk and Arras in less than an hour.
Electrification Completed
[edit]The railway is electrified from Calais-Ville via Gravelines to Dunkerque.
Future projects
[edit]The region envisages to:
- double and electrify the line between Calais and Dunkirk
- build two new lines between Arras and Cambrai and between Douai and Orchies
- reopen the line between Béthune and Bruay-la-Buissière
- increase frequency of service between Lille and Lens
- create a new high speed regional service between Fourmies, Maubeuge and Lille, to reduce travel time from an hour and thirty minutes to forty-five minutes.
External links
[edit]- (in French) TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais website