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.