Improving rail travel between Grasse, Cannes and Ventimiglia Introducing two new trains to boost transport links to the Principality

Signature de la Convention de financement de rames - S. Le Brun et A. Peri ©Direction de la Communication - Stéphane Danna

SNCF Sud Azur took over the TER lines in the Côte d'Azur region (Les Arcs-Menton and Grasse-Cannes La Bocca-Ventimiglia) on 15 December 2024 following a call for tenders to fulfil ambitious targets of 98% punctuality and capacity.
These two additional trains, each with a seating capacity of almost 500 (i.e. accommodating around 1,000 passengers), will join the existing fleet operating in the Principality to strengthen the transport network during rush hour (four long trains in the morning and evening between Cannes and Monaco) and ensure regular quarter-hourly services throughout the day (124 TER trains per day in both directions of Monaco).
The procurement of these trains is part of the shared objective between the Région Sud and the Principality to improve rail services to Monaco Monte-Carlo station, the third-busiest station in the region in terms of TER traffic, with eight million passengers in 2023 (+20% over the first seven months of 2024). The TER service, the most important alternative to private vehicles used by both commuters and visitors to Monaco, continues to see a steady rise in passengers.
The servicing and maintenance of these two trains, which are due to enter service in the second quarter of 2027, will be carried out at the new Nice Saint-Roch maintenance centre, as opposed to Marseille; to reduce the amount of time the equipment is out of service.
Funded by a lump-sum subsidy of up to €40.4 million, with operational costs to be covered by the Région Sud, the purchase of these two trains from Sud Azur reflects the close partnership between the Principality and the Région Sud.

Pour SNCF VOYAGEURS SUD AZUR :

M. Stéphane LE BRUN Directeur Général (signataire) M. Charles PIRONNEAU Directeur Adjoint

Pour le Gouvernement :

Mme Aurélie PERI, Administrateur des Domaines

M. Pascal ROUANET, Directeur de la Prospective, de l’Urbanisme et de la Mobilité

Mme Laure SANTINI, Chef de Section à la Direction de la Prospective, de l’Urbanisme et de la Mobilité

Media Enquiries
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region: Laurie Tichadelle - ltichadelle@maregionsud.fr - 07 63 67 40 49

The Prince's Government - The Principality of Monaco: Geneviève Berti - gberti@gouv.mc+ 377 (0)6 48 16 19 41