SNCF Voyageurs to operate Nouvelle Aquitaine trains till 2030
X73500 Nouvelle Aquitaine at Périgueux station (CC BY-SA 4.0 Clément.A-33) Clément.A-33
With five months to go until a new EU law comes into effect that requires all new rail service contracts to be put out to tender, the Nouvelle Aquitaine region and SNCF Voyageurs signed a new agreement for the operation and financing of the public regional rail passenger transport service. The new 7-year agreement covers the period from January 2024 to December 2030 and sets targets to meet the needs of the 60,000 daily commuters who use TERs on more than 3,410 km of lines in the region.
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Unfortunately there is no direct mentioning of the situation on possible cross border regional TER trains linking Hendaye and Irun on the Atlantic side of the Pyrenées.
Is there no European Spirit?
On the Mediterranean side of the Pyrenées we see cross border TER* (some starting in Avignon) until Portbou (Spain).
Why is there no TER Bordeaux – Irun?
In Irun the passengers could change to trains to Madrid!
* as well as Spanish regional trains from Barcelona and ending in Cerbère (France).