TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (TER PACA) is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF. <br> The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseille, Toulon and Nice. 100,000 users take regional trains each day. The network is made up of 17 train lines. All bus lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority. Unlike other regions in France, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur separates their trains into two services: This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolises on
Provence Alps and Prealps Provence Alps and Prealps The Provence Alps and Prealps ("Alpes et Préalpes de Provence" in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps. The "Provence" () is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative "région" of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var