SNCF announced Friday that it would further reduce the pace on TGVs from Monday, April 12, traffic restriction measures having further reduced attendance.
SNCF intends to run 4 TGV out of 10 on average on the South-East, Atlantic and East axes, as well as for the Ouigo.
On the North axis, the offer remains reduced to 3 TGVs out of 10.
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This is an average per axis, and the offer is adapted on a case-by-case basis for each destination,
” noted an SNCF agent in a press release, adding that “
the offer could be reinforced on weekends. ends and during school holidays according to the axes
”.
Since the start of the year, SNCF has been running 3 TGVs out of 4 on average, before reducing its offer on March 29, offering 3 to 6 TGVs out of 10 depending on the axes.
But demand fell further with the announcement of the new sanitary measures and bookings in April and May are down 70% compared to 2019.
A reduced offer for all types of trains
For Intercités, the company announces four round trips per day on weekdays to Paris-Clermont, Paris-Limoges-Toulouse, Bordeaux-Toulouse-Marseille, and one to Nantes-Bordeaux, Nantes-Lyon, Toulouse-Hendaye and Clermont-Béziers .
As for night trains, the service from the South-West to Toulouse remains suspended, the Paris-Briançon is still provided on weekdays (via Modane and a bus connection).
The relaunch of Paris-Nice, scheduled for April 7, has been postponed to a later date.
In the regions, the level of TER supply depends on the decisions of the regions.
It is currently reduced to 80% of normal on average.
As for international connections, Eurostar keeps one Paris-London return trip per day, as well as one Amsterdam-Brussels-Lille-London.
The SNCF plans 4 return trips per day Paris-Brussels for Thalys (including one Paris-Amsterdam and one Paris-Dortmund), 8 return trips to Germany, 5 to Switzerland, 2 to Italy and 2 to 'Spain.
To travel, travelers must have their transport ticket and their exceptional travel certificate.
All main line tickets - TGV Inoui, Ouigo and Intercités, TER in correspondence - are exchangeable and refundable free of charge until the last moment until April 30.
In addition, for “
Mon Forfait Annuel
” and “
TGV Max
”
subscribers
, there will be no levy in April, SNCF noted.
