All trains will run as planned on weekends and during school holidays, despite the establishment of an evening curfew in Ile-de-France and in eight French metropolises from Saturday, reassured the SNCF on Thursday 15 October.
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SNCF Voyageurs confirms that the TGV Inoui, Ouigo, Intercités, international trains and regional trains will all run as planned this weekend of October 16, 17 and 18, as well as during all the All Saints holidays
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The SNCF was still awaiting formal confirmation from the government on Thursday morning that the train ticket could be used as an authorization to travel to or from the station between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the areas affected by the curfew, specified a spokeswoman.
President Emmanuel Macron assured Wednesday evening that there would be no transport restrictions during the curfew, nor travel limits between regions, adding that these measures will not prevent people from going on vacation from the All Saints' Day which begins Friday evening.
SNCF expects 5 million passengers on its mainline trains during the holidays.