1. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 1 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services High Speed Regional Services: a new market? by Jean-Pierre ORSI, director Europe SYSTRA with Henri SAISSET, Senior Consultant, SYSTRA

2. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 2 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Contents What are High Speed Regional Services ? Application to Provence – Alpes – Côte d’Azur future high speed line Conclusion

3. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 3 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services What are High Speed Regional Services ? Objectives –Improve utilisation of high speed infrastructures –Offer new high level services between regional cities Context –TGV are dedicated to long distance trips (more than 300 km) –Regional authorities organise suburban services (less than 50 km)  A niche for new high speed services for intermediate distance trips –Same characteristics as regional transport (timetable, fare table, services…) –Use of high speed line to link cities –Part of a multi-modal network

4. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 4 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Technical characteristics of rolling stock “Light” weight: < 17 t axle-load High speed: 300-320 km/h Power Supply: 1,5 kV-DC, 25kV-AC et 3 kV-DC Signalling: aptitude to run on high speed lines Small capacity: 200/250 seats  Between TER and TGV

5. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 5 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services A place between see and mountain

6. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 6 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Four millions inhabitants near the line 050 25

7. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 7 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Within 2020 railway traffics will double 2002 traffic Population and mobility growth : + 17%Road congestion effects : + 32 %Transfer from road with new regional services : + 44%Traffic Induction from new regional services : + 27% Total traffic total in 2020 : 37.7 millions

8. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 8 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Services description : « Scenario 1 route »

9. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 9 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Services description : « Scenario 2 routes »

10. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 10 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Main Results on Regional Services 1,4 millions new trips (yearly) (to compare with 2 to 3 millions new high speed long distance trips) 7,6 millions boarding on these new services (about 21 000 trips a day)

11. 9618/PLT/EUR/318-05Page 11 Edition 1 High Speed Regional Services Conclusion The main objective of the study realized by SYSTRA was to validate the new concept of High Speed Regional Services To reach this objective, SYSTRA has developed a specific modelling The new services, more comfortable and more rapid will add 50% more trips on the high speed line