15 December 2024 was not only marked by the launch of the Paris-Berlin by ICE 3. Monday also saw the return of the direct rail link between Nancy and Lyon. six years after his suspension in 2018, mainly due to the work being carried out at Lyon Part-Dieu station. Highly-anticipated by residents and businesses in the Grand Est region, as well as in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions, this resumption of a regional balance train (TET) has been made possible thanks to a €48.6m financial contribution for the period 2025-2028 from the State and several local authorities, the Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area and the Grand Est region, as well as the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Vosges départements. The State will then take over all the funding from 2029.
Operated until 2027 by Régiolis trains with a capacity ofa daily return trip between Nancy and Lyon in around 4? hours. Scheduled to depart from Nancy at 7.46am, the route serves Toul, Neufchâteau, Culmont-Chalindrey, Dijon-Ville, Chalon-sur-Saône, Mâcon, Lyon-Part-Dieu and Lyon-Perrache. A second return trip is already planned during the day from the end of 2025. A Corail train will take over from the Régiolis from 2028.
During this 2025-2028 period, following an agreement between the State and the Grand Est Region, TER Grand Est season ticket holders will be able to use this service between Nancy and Culmont-Chalindrey with their TER Fluo season ticket. For other passengers and other routes, Intercités fares will apply.
