Travel on the SNCF’s local TER lines is set to improve over the next few months as the train line brings in a raft of new measures designed to make the passenger experience more convenient – and more enjoyable.

Recent weeks have seen the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur branch of the SNCF face considerable criticism after bosses announced that late evening and early morning services between Nice and Ventimiglia will be cancelled as the train line carries out essential maintenance works.

The Monaco Government, along with many other locations affected by the cancellations, stepped in and demanded that a workable solution, including an increase to bus replacement services, be found. Thankfully for passengers, the SNCF has agreed to rethink its plans, the new details of which can be found here.

Now, the PACA SNCF has revealed that it will be implementing a series of new measures over the next few months that will modernise travel on local TER lines, beginning on 15th December. A dress rehearsal of these services will be held on 3rd October.

The measures, which were announced by Monaco’s Céline Caron-Dagioni, Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urban Planning, and Jean-Pierre Serrus, Vice-President of the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, on 26th September, include more trains and extended timetables.

There will soon be a train running every 15 minutes between Cannes and Menton. On Saturday evenings, trains along the coast, from Les Arcs and Grasse to Ventimiglia via Cannes, Nice and Monaco, will continue until 2am.

Additionally, the SNCF has pledged to renovate and modernise its carriages and open a dedicated supervision centre based in Nice, as well as improve its customer services.

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