Intercités
Intercités (before September 2009: Corail Intercités) is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote non high speed services on the 'classic' network in France.[1]
SNCF established the Intercités brand in January 2006 to capture the remaining, mainly medium distance network of Corail trains, so called because they use the air-conditioned fleet of 'Corail' coaches introduced by SNCF from 1975. Intercités covers all the important SNCF routes not served by the TGV network.
Since December 2011, the Téoz (long distance trains with obligatory reservation) and Intercités de Nuit (overnight sleeper train) brands have been re-integrated and the Intercités brand now covers all non-high speed SNCF national-network passenger services. In October 2012, the French government announced increased funding for Intercités services, as part of a new transport strategy.[2]
Network[]
The Intercités network consists of the following lines as of January 2022:[3]
Day trains[]
| Route: | Stops: | Frequency: |
|---|---|---|
| Paris - Nevers | Paris-Bercy - Nemours-Saint-Pierre† - Montargis - Nogent-sur-Vernisson - Gien - Briare - Cosne-sur-Loire - Tracy-Sancerre† - La Charité - Pougues-les-Eaux - Fourchambault - Nevers | 6x per day |
| Nantes - Tours - Lyon | Nantes - Angers-Saint-Laud - Saumur - Tours - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - Vierzon-Ville - Bourges - Nevers - Moulins-sur-Allier - Saint-Germain-des-Fossés - Roanne - Lyon-Part-Dieu - Lyon-Perrache | 1x per day Tours–Lyon, 2x per week Nantes–Lyon |
| Nantes - Bordeaux | Nantes - La Roche-sur-Yon - Luçon - La Rochelle - Châtelaillon† - Rochefort - Saintes - Pons† - Jonzac† - Montendre† - Saint-Mariens-Saint-Yzan† - Saint-André-de-Cubzac† - Bordeaux-Saint-Jean | 3x per day Nantes–Bordeaux, 1x per day La Rochelle–Bordeaux |
| Hendaye - Toulouse | Hendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Orthez - Pau - Lourdes - Tarbes - Lannemezan† - Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan† - Saint-Gaudens† - Toulouse-Matabiau | 3x per day Bayonne–Toulouse, 1x per day Hendaye–Toulouse |
| Paris - Clermont-Ferrand | Paris-Bercy - Nevers - Moulins-sur-Allier - Vichy - Riom-Châtel-Guyon - Clermont-Ferrand | 8x per day |
| Paris - Limoges - Toulouse | Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais† - Vierzon-Ville† - Issoudun† - Châteauroux - Argenton-sur-Creuse† - La Souterraine† - Limoges - Uzerche† - Brive-la-Gaillarde - Souillac† - Gourdon† - Cahors - Caussade† - Montauban - Toulouse-Matabiau | 3x per day Paris–Limoges, 5x per day Paris–Brive, 3x per day Paris–Toulouse |
| Bordeaux - Marseille | Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Marmande - Agen - Montauban - Toulouse-Matabiau - Carcassonne - Narbonne - Béziers - Sète - Montpellier-Saint-Roch - Nîmes - Arles - Marseille-Saint-Charles | 6x per day Bordeaux–Marseille, 1x per day Bordeaux–Nîmes, 1x per day Toulouse-Marseille |
| Clermont-Ferrand.- Nîmes | Clermont-Ferrand ... Issoire ... Brioude ... Nîmes | 1x per day |
| Clermont-Ferrand - Béziers | Clermont-Ferrand ... Neussargues - Saint-Flour - Saint-Chély-d'Apcher ... Marvejols ... Millau ... Béziers | 1x per day |
| † Not all trains call at this station | ||
Night trains[]
As of January 2022, the Intercités de Nuit network consists of the following lines.[4]
| Route | Stops | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Paris - Briançon | Paris-Austerlitz - Crest - Die - Luc-en-Diois - Veynes-Dévoluy - Gap - Chorges - Embrun - Montdauphin-Guillestre - L'Argentière-les Écrins - Briançon | |
| Paris - Latour-de-Carol | Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Toulouse-Matabiau - Auterive - Saverdun - Pamiers - Foix - Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Luzenac-Garanou - Ax-les-Thermes - Mérens-les-Vals - L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre - Porté-Puymorens - Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg | |
| Paris - Portbou | Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Souillac - Gourdon - Cahors - Caussade - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-Matabiau - Castelnaudary - Carcassonne - Lézignan-Corbières - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère - Portbou | |
| Paris - Lourdes | Paris - Tarbes - Lourdes | |
| Paris - Nice | Paris – Marseille – Toulon – Draguignan – Saint-Raphaël – Cannes – Antibes – Nice | |
| Paris - Albi | Paris - Les Aubrais - Saint-Denis-près-Martel - Rocamadour-Padirac - Gramat - Assier - Figeac - Capdenac - Viviez-Decazeville - Aubin - Cransac - Saint-Christophe - Rodez |
References[]
- ^ "Intercités website". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Government sets out transport priorities - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Destinations and networks". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Destinations and networks". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
External links[]
- SNCF brands
- Train-related introductions in 2006