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SNCF strike: traffic forecasts for Tuesday, October 18

2022-10-17T15:18:24.594Z


TGV traffic will be "slightly disrupted" on Tuesday, as the unions called for a strike. On the TER side, one in two trains


The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, had predicted “strong disturbances” in the trains.

They will finally be weaker than announced, according to the traffic forecasts published by the SNCF on Monday, for the day of Tuesday, day of interprofessional strike at the call in particular of the CGT.

If the traffic will only be “slightly disturbed” on the TGV lines, it will be disturbed on the TER and Intercités networks.

On the TGV network, the SNCF provides for "almost normal" traffic in the

North

,

East

and

South-East

.

It will be “slightly disturbed” in the

Atlantic

zone and on the

Ouigo

network .

Internationally, traffic will be normal

between France and Italy

and the

Thalys

, "quasi-normal" on

Lyria

,

between France and Germany

, and "slightly disrupted" on the

Eurostar

and

between France and Spain

.

In the regions, the SNCF provides on average 1 train out of 2 on the TER network.

The details are communicated by each regional branch of the SNCF for each of the regions.

On the Intercités side, one train out of two on average will run on Tuesday: 1 train out of 2 on

Paris-Limoges-Toulouse

, 3 trains out of 4 on

Paris-Clermont

, 1 train out of 4 on

Bordeaux-Marseille

, 1 train out of 2 on

Nantes- Bordeaux

and 0 trains in

Clermont-Béziers

.

Traffic will be normal on

Nantes-Lyon

and

Toulouse-Hendaye

.

The

national night trains

and the one making

Paris-Vienna-Paris

will not run on the nights of Monday and Tuesday, also announces the SNCF.

Traffic disrupted also in Île-de-France

In Île-de-France, the RATP provides for “almost normal” traffic in the metro and on the tram, “disturbed” on the

RER A

and

RER B

with three out of four trains.

Regarding buses, the RATP expects “disturbed” traffic with two out of three buses.

The SNCF, which also takes care of the RER in Île-de-France, also makes its forecasts there: it provides for 1 train out of 2 north of the

RER B

line (which it manages, the RATP having the rest) and 1 out of

2

trains on the

RER C.

On the

RER D

, only 1 train out of 3 will run, with no train between Châtelet-les-Halles and Paris-Gare-de-Lyon.

On the Transiliens side, which is fully managed by SNCF, expect normal traffic on

line K

, 3 out of 4 trains on

line P

, 2 out of 3 trains on

line U

, 3 out of 5 trains on line

E

, 1 train out of 2 on

lines H

,

N

and

R

, and 1 train out

of 3 on lines

J

and

L.

Traffic will be normal on tram lines

T11

and

T13

.

On the

T4

line , expect 1 tram every 15 minutes.

Elsewhere in the region, local transport may also be more or less disrupted depending on the city.

Possibility to change your ticket for free

Passengers on canceled flights can "benefit from a refund or exchange free of charge on all trains where there is still space", explains the SNCF, affirming that "TGV and Intercités travelers concerned by the cancellation of their train have been contacted by email or SMS.

The strike call was launched on Thursday by the CGT, the first representative union at SNCF, and Sud-Rail, the third, to demand wage increases and protest against requisitions in the energy sector.

The strike will not be limited to public transport: truck drivers will notably join the movement, as will territorial civil servants or certain private sector employees.

Source: leparis

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