Toulouse. In project for years, will the Toulouse RER finally enter the concrete?
By Gabriel Kenedi
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It’s a way to get your feet wet. To the union committee of Tisseothe mayor of Colomiers Karine Traval-Michelet a proposal from rename the current line C(the train line that connects the Arènes to Colomiers and which should give its name to the future third metro line).
“The first line of the Toulouse RER? »
To declare oneself ” surprise to see that line C (the train line that connects the Arènes to Colomiers, editor’s note) was very quickly renamed”, the socialist mayor proposed to rename this railway line ” line R1″. The line between Auch and Colomiers “Will then become the first line of this RER network that everyone is calling for,” argued the elected official of the second city of Haute-Garonne.
While Tisséo has to cope with an exponential rise in energy prices in the short term and in the longer term additional costs for the third metro linethe question of the Toulouse RER was therefore invited to the discussion table of the trade union committee.
Worn by Let’s rekindle the starthis RER project was recently amended by the collective, which now offers “a pragmatic and unifying approach based on an RER running every half hour from 5 a.m. to midnight with step-by-step progress by 2029“. This more realistic update was viewed favorably by the elected officials of the municipalities located in the Toulouse conurbation, as evidenced by the recent wishes adopted in recent weeks by the municipal councils of Balma, Cugnaux, Pediment, Pibrac we The union in favor of the Toulouse RER. A way for the municipalities concerned to invite all the partners to come (finally) around the table.
“Things could not be done without Tisséo”
Because until now, as soon as the subject of the Toulouse RER was mentioned, Tisseo (the organizing authority for public transport in the Toulouse conurbation) and the Region Occitanie (which has railway jurisdiction for Occitania) systematically passed the ball on the question of everyone’s responsibilities and skills on this file. But the position of the two communities seems to have evolved.
“Even if Tisséo cannot do it alone, the Region, the SNCF or even the State will not be able to do anything without Tisséo, which is nevertheless competent on the whole question of public transport”, recalled this Wednesday Karine Traval Michelet, who indicates that she has contacted the Occitanie Region: “I am soon to meet Carole Delga and Jean-Luc Gibelin, who have told us that they are ready to work on this subject. I act today that on the configuration of a better timing and the implementation of a single pricing, things could not be done without Tisséo!“, notes the mayor of Colomiers, very offensive on the subject.
“Certainly the great movement of the RER will take several years to set up, we are all aware of that! At a time when Elisabeth Borne announces that she wants to finance the rail issue more, we cannot miss this opportunity. And Tisséo cannot not be next to it when we enter the 3rd metro line, which will create an attractiveness and an aspiration that the railway must come to complete”.
“Tisséo is ready to sit around the table”
As for Tisséo, a step seems to have been taken: its president Jean-Michel Lattes announced that he would be sent during the week a letter to Carole Delga in order to offer him a meeting on the Toulouse RERin the company of all the partners (SNCF, State, Region, Department, Tisséo, Metropolis), .
“Everyone is in favor of the railway star, insisted Jean-Michel Lattes. It remains to measure the expense. I have always asked four questions in relation to this project: on the cost, the chronology, the capacity, and the cost of operation. These questions do not reflect hostility but rather a desire to plan this device. We have already worked with the Region on intermodality. The five stations of the current line C have been worked on with the Region. I carefully read the new Ralumons l’étoile proposal, which aims to ensure a greater rhythm for trains running crosswise with our system. Tisséo is ready to sit around the table along with the other entities, to participate in any meeting. I would like to remind you that for decisions to be effective, Tisséo must not be alone”, underlined the president of Tisséo.
What about line R1?
A call from the foot supported in the direction of Carole Delga, to whom Jean-Michel Lattes criticizes in half a word for not taking a position. “Tisséo is the furthest away structure in terms of responsibilities in relation to the subject. I realize that there have been several debates at Tisséo, none at the Region… Is it Tisséo who is blocking or those who are not debating? “, he asked aside with journalists.
” Today, all the planets are aligned so that we can enter this first stage and first phase of the RER”, aside his delighted Karine Traval-Michelet. As for the name of the future train line between Colomiers and Auch proposed by the mayor of Colomiers?
“We are entering into a naming process, since we are going to work on all the names of the third line. This proposal will be put in the common pot. We will submit the idea for consultation“, replied Jean-Michel Lattes.
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