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 reservation obligatory) and Intercité 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 2012:[1]

Day trains

Route: Stops: Frequency: Notes:
Paris - Cherbourg / Trouville-Deauville Paris-Saint-Lazare - Mantes-la-Jolie† - Évreux-Normandie - Bernay - Lisieux - Caen - Bayeux - Lison - Carentan - Valognes - Cherbourg

branch line: Évreux-Normandie - Bernay - Lisieux - Pont-l'Évêque - Trouville-Deauville

 7x per day Paris-Cherbourg (no stops between Paris and Caen), 7x per day Paris-Caen, 3x per day Paris–Trouville-Deauville
Paris - Le Havre / Dieppe Paris-Saint-Lazare - Mantes-la-Jolie† - Vernon† - Gaillon-Aubevoye† - Val-de-Reuil† - Oissel† - Rouen-Rive-Droite - Yvetot - Bréauté-Beuzeville - Le Havre

branch line: Rouen-Rive-Droite - Dieppe

 11x per day Paris-Le Havre (most with no stops between Paris and Rouen), 13x Paris-Rouen, Paris-Dieppe weekends only
Paris - Granville Paris-Montparnasse - Dreux† - Verneuil-sur-Avre† - L'Aigle - Surdon† - Argentan - Briouze† - Flers - Vire - Villedieu-les-Poêles - Folligny† - Granville 5x per day
Paris - Boulogne-sur-Mer Paris-Nord - Creil† - Clermont-de-l'Oise† - Saint-Just-en-Chaussée† - Longueau - Amiens - Abbeville - Noyelles† - Rue† - Rang-du-Fliers - Étaples-Le Touquet - Boulogne-Ville 5x per day Paris-Boulogne, 5x per day Paris-Amiens
Paris - Maubeuge / Cambrai Paris-Nord - Creil† - Pont-Sainte-Maxence† - Compiègne - Noyon† - Chauny† - Tergnier† - Saint-Quentin - Aulnoye-Aymeries - Maubeuge

branch line: Saint-Quentin - Busigny - Caudry - Cambrai

 7x per day Paris-Maubeuge, 4x per day Paris-Saint-Quentin, 1x per day Paris-Cambrai
Paris - Nevers Paris-Bercy - Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons† - Nemours-Saint-Pierre† - Souppes-Château-Landon† - Montargis - Nogent-sur-Vernisson - Gien - Briare - Cosne-sur-Loire - Tracy-Sancerre† - La Charité - Pougues-les-Eaux - Fourchambault - Nevers 6x per day
Paris - Montluçon Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans† - Salbris† - Vierzon-Ville - Bourges - Saint-Florent-sur-Cher - Châteauneuf-sur-Cher† - Saint-Amand-Montrond-Orval - Vallon-en-Sully† - Montluçon-Ville 2x per day Paris–Montluçon, 3x per day Paris–Bourges
Paris - Tours Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans - Orléans† - Meung-sur-Loire† - Beaugency† - Mer† - Blois - Onzain† - Amboise† - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - Tours 13x per day Paris–Tours, 4x per day Orléans–Tours, 2x per day Paris–Orléans, 2x per day Paris–Blois service also called Aqualys
Paris - Royan Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans ... Saint-Pierre-des-Corps ... Poitiers ... Royan summer only
Nantes - Tours - Lyon (Nantes - Angers-Saint-Laud - Saumur -) Tours - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - Vierzon-Ville - Bourges - Nevers - Saincaize - Moulins-sur-Allier - Saint-Germain-des-Fossés - Roanne - Lyon-Part-Dieu - Lyon-Perrache 1x per day Tours–Lyon, 1x per week Nantes–Lyon
Caen - Tours Caen - Mézidon - Argentan - Surdon† - Sées† - Alençon - Le Mans - Écommoy† - Château-du-Loir - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps† - Tours 2x per day
Reims - Dijon Reims - Mourmelon-le-Petit - Châlons-en-Champagne - Vitry-le-François - Saint-Dizier - Joinville - Chaumont - Langres - Culmont-Chalindrey - Is-sur-Tille - Dijon-Porte-Neuve - Dijon 1x per week
Épernay - Metz Épernay ... Reims - Rethel ... Charleville-Mézières ... Sedan - Carignan - Montmédy - Longuyon - Hayange - Metz-Ville 1x per day Épernay–Metz, 1x per day Reims–Metz
Paris - Belfort Paris-Est - Nogent-sur-Seine† - Romilly-sur-Seine† - Troyes - Vendeuvre† - Bar-sur-Aube† - Chaumont - Langres - Culmont-Chalindrey - Vesoul - Lure - Belfort 4x per day Paris–Belfort, 1x per day Paris–Vesoul, 4x per day Paris–Culmont-Chalindrey, 3x per day Paris–Troyes
Quimper - Bordeaux - Toulouse Quimper - Rosporden† - Quimperlé† - Lorient - Hennebont† - Auray - Vannes - Questembert† - Redon - Pontchâteau† - Savenay† - Nantes - La Roche-sur-Yon - Luçon - La Rochelle - Rochefort - Saintes - Pons† - Jonzac† - Montendre† - Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Marmande - Agen - Montauban - Toulouse-Matabiau 1x per day Quimper–Bordeaux, 1x per day Quimper–Nantes, 1x per day Nantes–Toulouse, 1x per day Nantes–Bordeaux, 1x per day La Rochelle–Bordeaux
Hendaye - Toulouse Hendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Puyoô† - Orthez† - Pau - Coarraze-Nay† - Lourdes - Tarbes - Lannemezan† - Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan† - Saint-Gaudens† - Toulouse-Matabiau 3x per day Bayonne–Toulouse, 2x per day Hendaye–Toulouse
Bordeaux - Lyon Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Libourne - Coutras - Mussidan - Périgueux - Thiviers - Limoges-Bénédictins - Saint-Sulpice-Laurière - Guéret - Montluçon-Ville - Commentry - Gannat - Roanne - Lyon-Part-Dieu - Lyon-Perrache 1x per day
Paris - Clermont-Ferrand Paris-Bercy - Nevers - Moulins-sur-Allier - Vichy - Riom-Châtel-Guyon - Clermont-Ferrand 8x per day 1 daily train Paris–Clermont-Ferrand does not stop at intermediate stations
Paris - Toulouse Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans† - Vierzon-Ville† - Châteauroux† - Argenton-sur-Creuse† - La Souterraine† - Limoges - Uzerche† - Brive-la-Gaillarde - Souillac† - Gourdon† - Cahors - Caussade† - Montauban† - Toulouse-Matabiau (- Castelnaudary - Carcassonne - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère) 3x per day Paris–Limoges, 5x per day Paris–Brive, 3x per day Paris–Toulouse 1 daily train continues to Cerbère in weekends and holidays. 1 daily train to Toulouse is a Téoz Éco.
Bordeaux - Nice Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Marmande† - Agen† - Montauban† - Toulouse-Matabiau - Castelnaudary† - Carcassonne† - Narbonne† - Béziers† - Sète† - Montpellier-Saint-Roch - Nîmes† - Arles† - Marseille-Saint-Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville 4x per day Bordeaux–Marseille, 2x per day Bordeaux–Nice
Clermont-Ferrand - Marseille Clermont-Ferrand ... Nîmes ... Marseille-Saint-Charles 1x per day
Clermont-Ferrand - Béziers Clermont-Ferrand ... Neussargues - Saint-Flour - Saint-Chély-d'Apcher ... Marvejols ... Millau ... Béziers 1x per day
Bordeaux - Ussel - Clermont-Ferrand Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Libourne† - Coutras† - Montpon-Ménestérol† - Mussidan† - Saint-Astier† - Périgueux - Niversac† - Condat-Le Lardin† - Terrasson† - Brive-la-Gaillarde - Tulle - Corrèze - Égletons - Meymac - Ussel - Eygurande-Merlines - Laqueuille - Royat-Chamalières - Clermont-Ferrand 1x per day in the weekends
† Not all trains call at this station

Night trains

Main article: Lunéa
Route: Stops: Frequency: Notes:
Paris - Briançon Paris-Austerlitz - Crest ... Gap ... Briançon winter only
Paris - Portbou / Latour-de-Carol / Luchon Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans - Vierzon - Limoges-Bénédictins - Castelnaudary - Carcassonne - Lézignan-Corbières - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère - Portbou

branch line: Limoges-Bénédictins - Auterive - Saverdun - Pamiers - Foix - Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Les Cabannes - Luzenac-Garanou - Ax-les-Thermes - Mérens-les-Vals - L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre - Porté-Puymorens - Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg
branch line: Limoges-Bénédictins - Muret - Carbonne - Boussens - Saint-Gaudens - Montréjeau - Loures-Barbazan - Saléchan-Siradan - Marignac-Saint-Béat - Luchon

 daily
Paris - Toulouse / Albi Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans - Souillac - Gourdon - Cahors - Caussade - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-Matabiau

branch line: Les Aubrais-Orléans - Saint-Denis-près-Martel - Rocamadour-Padirac - Gramat - Assier - Figeac - Capdenac - Viviez-Decazeville - Aubin - Cransac - Saint-Christophe - Rodez - Carmaux - Albi-Madeleine - Albi-Ville

 weekends only
Paris - Irun / Tarbes Paris-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais-Orléans - Morcenx - Dax - Bayonne - Biarritz - Guéthary - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Les Deux-Jumeaux - Hendaye - Irun

branch line: Dax - Orthez - Pau - Lourdes - Tarbes

 daily
Paris - Bourg-Saint-Maurice / Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Paris-Austerlitz - Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux - Albertville - Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains - Aime-La Plagne - Landry - Bourg-Saint-Maurice

branch line: Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux - Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard - Rumilly - Annecy - La Roche-sur-Foron - Cluses - Sallanches-Combloux-Megève - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet

 weekends
Paris - Nice Paris-Austerlitz - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Fréjus - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville daily
Hendaye - Nice Hendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Dax - Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Marmande - Agen - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-Matabiau - Marseille-Saint-Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville weekends only
Hendaye - Geneva Hendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Dax - Puyoô - Orthez - Pau - Coarraze-Nay - Lourdes - Tarbes - Lannemezan - Saint-Gaudens - Toulouse-Matabiau - Valence-Ville - Lyon-Part-Dieu - Genève-Cornavin summer and holidays
Strasbourg / Luxembourg - Nice / Portbou Strasbourg - Sélestat - Colmar - Mulhouse - Belfort - Montbéliard - Besançon-Viotte - Lyon (no stop) - Avignon-Centre - Arles - Marseille-Saint-Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville

branch line: Luxembourg - Thionville - Metz-Ville - Nancy-Ville - Toul - Neufchâteau - Culmont-Chalindrey - Lyon
branch line: Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier-Saint-Roch - Sète - Agde - Béziers - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère - Portbou

 daily (Portbou branch weekends only)

References

  1. 1 2 Intercités website
  2. ↑ "Government sets out transport priorities - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

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