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Two Class X73500 passing each other at Morteau
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Two Class X73500 approaching Morteau
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A TER Bourgogne set at Saincaize
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A TER Languedoc-Roussillon set at Carcassonne
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A X73500 on the Ligne des Cévennes.
The X73500 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by SNCF. They were built between 1999 and 2004 by Alstom.
SNCF X 73500 | |
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Constructed | 1999–2004 |
Number built | 318 |
Number in service | 315 (as of Jan. 2020) |
Capacity | 61 (seated) 17 (standing) |
Operators | SNCF |
Lines served | TER, Intercités |
Specifications | |
Maximum speed | 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph) |
The trains are single unit railcars. The units were ordered jointly with Deutsche Bahn, with their Class 641 units.
The trains have modern features which were new to TER trains, such as:
The trains can work in multiple of up to 3 sets.
X73813 - X73818 are former CFL (Luxembourg) units 2101 - 2106 and operate in the Alsace region. The SNCF Class X 73900 is an identical version of the X 73500, but can also operate into Germany.
The units are used on rural, unelectrified railway lines in France and are operated by all TER regions except Île-de-France, Corsica and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
They operate the following services:
This list does not include all services.