The current railway line linking Marseille, Toulon and Nice, which already serves more than 4 million people, has reached its limits and can hardly support the modal shift from road to rail expected by the authorities. The new Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur line (LNPCA) project aims to reinforce this network in order to increase rail services, improve journey times and offer users a more reliable and efficient service.

One of France’s biggest rail programmes, it will be carried out in 4 major phases up to 2050. Some parts of this programme focus on improving the existing regional express trains network, through a number of upgrades, while others involve the creation of additional tracks, structures and stations, which are essential in particular to open up the easternmost regions.

Artelia is involved at several levels of the project. Our teams provide strategic support to SNCF. They steer the concerted design of the operations and draw up the regulatory files. They also carry out various technical, socio-economic and environmental studies relating to the various operations planned.