Some holidaymakers taking the train this Saturday will have to be patient.
At the end of the morning, a fire broke out south of Valence, near the high-speed line linking Lyon to the Mediterranean.
The incident disrupted TGV traffic with delays of up to 3 hours, SNCF said.
An unwelcome incident as the network expects nearly a million travelers on its lines, on this crossover weekend.
Hello, train traffic is interrupted on the Mediterranean high-speed line south of Valence in both directions following a fire near the tracks.
The TGVs are diverted.
Delays of 60 minutes are to be expected
Consult your usual information channels.
– SNCF (@SNCF) July 30, 2022
The TGVs were immediately diverted on the classic line, which causes "delays of 45 to 60 minutes", but the three trains already engaged will be 2 to 3 hours late, said a spokesperson for the company.
The SNCF indicates on its website that “the return to the normal situation is always estimated at 2 p.m.
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The fire, which started from a rest area on the A7 motorway in the town of Allan (Drôme), was fixed after burning 3 ha, according to the departmental fire and rescue operational center (Codis) of the Drome.