TER Alsace was the

regional rail Regional rail is a public transport, public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connectin ...

network serving the région of

Alsace Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...

, eastern France. In 2016 it was merged into the new TER Grand Est.

Network

Rail

Road

* Cernay – Sewen * Colmar – Turckheim –

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

–

Metzeral Metzeral () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace. History Founded in 817 it is the oldes ...

* Colmar – Volgelsheim * Haguenau – Niederbronn – Bitche * Haguenau – Obermodern-Zutzendorf –

Saverne Saverne (, ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a mountain pass, pass ...

* Ingwiller – Wimmenau – Lichtenberg * Mommenheim – Obermodern-Zutzendorf * Sarrebourg – Réding * Sarre-Union – Sarrebourg * Frohmuhl – Obermodern-Zutzendorf –

* Sélestat – Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines – Saint-Dié * Obermodern-Zutzendorf – Bouxwiller

Rolling stock

Multiple units

* SNCF Class Z 11500 * SNCF Class Z 27500 * SNCF Class X 73500 * SNCF Class X 73900 (generally used on lines to Germany) * SNCF Class X 76500 * SNCF Class B 82500

Locomotives

* SNCF Class BB 25500 * SNCF Class BB 26000 * SNCF Class BB 67400

Future

The TER Alsace continues its development. Some old lines will be opened again, and new trains have been ordered ( Alstom Régiolis) and will be delivered in 2013–2014. At the same time, the region is currently putting in place ''Alséo'', a magnetic card allowing access not only to the urban transport networks of

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

, Colmar and

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...

, but also the TER network.

Tram-train

The Thur valley tram-train, between

and Thann, began operation in December 2010 with Siemens Avanto rolling stock. A tram-train between

, Molsheim and Barr has also been proposed but won't be realized before 2018

References

External links

Official Site (SNCF)

Official Site (Région)
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