With the objective of connecting all the towns on the Northwest coast to Lille in less than an hour, the Nord-Pas de Calais région has put in place TERGV. Certain trains, with the agreement of the SNCF, use the LGV Nord from Gare de Lille-Europe to reach their destination instead of conventional lines. This enables them to connect Lille to Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkerque and Arras in less than an hour.
TER-MER
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional council offers during three or four week ends per year a promotion called opération TER-MER. The operation consists of selling return tickets to a chosen beach, where shuttle buses guarantee connection to the beach, for €1. This promotion was used by 50 000 people in 2005citations needed.
increase frequency of service between Lille and Lens
create a new high speed regional service between Fourmies, Maubeuge and Lille, to reduce travel time from an hour and thirty minutes to forty-five minutes.
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