Traffic was "
heavily disrupted
" on several RER lines in the Paris region on Wednesday, due to a social movement following "
the assault of a driver on the RER A
", we learned from the SNCF.
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“
The RER A is interrupted until the end of the service between Nanterre Préfecture and Cergy-le-Haut and between Nanterre Préfecture and Poissy.
Line L and line J are severely disrupted until the end of service,
"said this source Wednesday evening.
According to a statement from SUD-Rail, a driver was assaulted Tuesday evening "
after reminding a traveler that wearing a mask was mandatory
".
"
This taking place from the Cergy-le-Haut station, the individual subsequently came to the level of the driver's cab to insult, threaten and spit in the face of our colleague,
" said the union.
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"
The current anxiety-provoking climate in the country and the dehumanization of trains and stations lead many railway workers, stations and driving agents in Ile-de-France to be alone, at certain times, in front of the dissatisfied user or to the violent individual who wants to be 'institutional'
”, SUD is alarmed.