Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Committed to the development of the region, the Southern Region and SNCF Réseau have shared a 10-year investment programme of €350 million through a Performance Contract. They meet objectives in terms of journey times, regularity, capacity and the smooth running of the works. At the same time, the Region, together with the State, will be devoting €580m to lines providing comprehensive coverage of the region, guaranteeing mobility for the inhabitants who live furthest from the metropolises. 

Against a backdrop of energy transition and the need to reduce carbon emissions, our customers are helping to develop rail transport services. Today, more than 900 trains (mainline, TER and freight) run every day on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur rail network. Tomorrow, the opening up of the passenger market will encourage the development of the transport offer: from 2025, new operators will be running their trains in the region: Transdev Rail Sud Inter-métropoles and SNCF Sud Azur. 

The pact for the development of rail freight signed in September 2021 by the State, Alliance 4F, shippers and SNCF Réseau aims to double the modal share of rail freight. In the region, partnership projects conducted with the Port of Marseille-Fos and the Port of Brégaillon, among others, illustrate this ambition.  

Backed by its position at the heart of the French industrial sector, alongside its partners - Europe, the State, the Regions, local authorities and businesses - SNCF Réseau intends to play its full part in the dynamic that has begun to build the railways of the future.  

In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, SNCF Réseau is a major player in the regional economic ecosystem: in 2022, we spent €201 million on purchases from 878 companies, including €76 million from SMEs. In the same year, €3.3 million worth of solidarity purchases were made in the region. 

SNCF Réseau's impact on the region's economy is significant: for every €1 invested, €0.80 is reinjected into the local economy.