TER Basse-Normandie

TER Basse-Normandie was the regional rail network serving Lower Normandy, France. In 2017, it was merged into the new TER Normandie. Its network was articulated around the city of Caen.

TER Basse-Normandie
Overview
Number of stations	46
Daily ridership	11,200
Website	http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter
Operation
Began operation	1986
Ended operation	2017
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
TER Basse-Normandie map

Trains are operated by the SNCF, services are subject to regulation by the Conseil Régional de Basse Normandie and are promoted using the TER branding. The Conseil Régional has since 2001 received several new multiple diesel-electric units, including single coach, double coach and refurbishment of three car DMUs.

TER Network

Main destinations

• Caen
• Lisieux
• Bayeux
• Deauville
• Argentan

Rail

Line	Route	Frequency	Notes
1	Lisieux – Mézidon ... Caen ... Bayeux ... Lison – Carentan – Valognes – Cherbourg
2	Paris-Montparnasse – Dreux – Nonancourt – Verneuil-sur-Avre – L'Aigle – Rai-Aube† – Sainte-Gauburge – Le Merlerault† – Nonant-le-Pin† – Surdon – Argentan – Écouché† – Briouze – Flers – Vire – Saint-Sever† – Villedieu-les-Poêles – Folligny† – Granville
5	Lisieux – Le Grand-Jardin – Pont-l'Évêque – Trouville-Deauville – Blonville-sur-Mer-Benerville – Villers-sur-Mer – Houlgate – Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume – Dives-Cabourg
7 (3)	Caen – Mézidon – Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives† – Coulibœuf† – Argentan – Surdon† – Sées – Alençon – La Hutte-Coulombiers† – Vivoin-Beaumont† – Teillé† – Montbizot† – La Guierche† – Neuville-sur-Sarthe† – Le Mans
8	Caen – Mézidon – Lisieux – Bernay – Serquigny† – Brionne† – Glos-Montfort† – Bourgtheroulde-Thuit-Hébert† – Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin – Rouen-Rive-Droite
9 (4)	Caen ... Bayeux ... Lison ... Saint-Lô ... Coutances – Folligny – Avranches ... Dol-de-Bretagne – Rennes
11	Granville – Folligny – Avranches – Pontorson-Mont Saint-Michel – Dol-de-Bretagne – La Gouesnière-Cancale – Saint-Malo		summer only
† Not all trains call at this station

Road

• Coutances – Granville
• Bagnoles-de-l'Orne – Briouze – Argentan

Rolling stock

A TER Haute Normandie RRR train in Lisieux.

A TER Basse-Normandie train at Deauville.

TER Basse Normandie is operated by an array of rolling stock, including multiple units and both diesel and electric hauled trains:

• BB 16500 + RIO
• BB 67400 + RIO/Corail
• X 4630
• X 4900
• X 72500
• X 73500
• AGC

Network

Plan of railways in Lower Normandy.

External links

• Official site Archived 2013-04-28 at the Wayback Machine