Since June 29, 2025, Transdev has been operating the regional Marseille–Toulon–Nice line on behalf of the Région Sud, following a tender won in 2021.
THE MARSEILLE–TOULON–NICE LINE
- This is the first time a regional train service has been entrusted to an operator other than SNCF.
- The birth of a new railway company:
68 employees in January 2025, 218 as of December 31, 2025, including 190 new hires and internal mobility. - Obtaining the Single Safety Certificate.
- Implementation of a social framework, with the first employee representative elections held in December 2025.
QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERED
- More than 2.5 million passengers transported since launch.
- Continuous improvement in punctuality: an overall punctuality rate of 97.2% since July.
- Continuous improvement in punctuality: over the last three months of the year, punctuality reached 98.5% on average — a 5‑percentage‑point increase compared to the start.
- A doubled service offering: 14 round trips per weekday (vs. 7 previously) and 16 round trips on weekends.
- Extended service hours.
- A 22% increase in ridership by the end of December.
- More modern and comfortable Alstom trains: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, USB ports, snacks, coffee machines, accessibility, bicycle spaces.
- Customer service agents onboard.
- Results praised by the Région Sud and FNAUT, the users’ federation.
DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY
- NGE has built a new maintenance center (a €36 million investment), with an extension planned for early 2026.
IN 2026
- Additional driving staff, with new train drivers currently in training.
- A new organization for trainset entries and exits at the maintenance center, which will further improve fleet availability.
- Everything Changes Except the View, an Original Documentary on the Marseille–Toulon–Nice Line.