Funding finalised for first phase of Côte d’Azur railway enhancement programme

FRANCE: Funding has been finalised for the first phase of the Ligne Nouvelle Provence d’Azur project to upgrade the busy Marseille – Nice corridor to support a 66% increase in the number of daily services.

The planned launch of Services Express Régionaux Métropolitains operations around Marseille, Toulon and Nice aims to increase passenger numbers by 50%, with 23 million extra trips by 2035 of which 62% would be modal shift …