TGV traffic on the Paris-Lille axis is disrupted on Saturday and will remain so on Sunday, by a local social movement, SNCF confirmed to AFP, ensuring, however, that all travelers whose train was canceled could be replaced in other trains.
"A social movement this weekend has effects on TGV traffic in Hauts-de-France but we provide an almost normal service by TGV in the regional territory," said a spokesperson, confirming information from the daily Le Figaro.
"But 100% of travelers whose train had been removed were able to switch to a direct TGV or in connection to Lille," she said.
Recontacted by the SNCF, all the travelers concerned can exchange their train ticket for free to get to their destination, says the company, according to which only a few TGV Paris-Lille have been removed, the others circulating normally.
As for the TGVs leaving from Lille to other regions (to the south-east, etc.), they were not affected by these disturbances.
Other strike calls in other regions
Calls to strike this weekend on the TGV South-East axis were lifted at the last minute by the unions (Unsa rail, CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail) who demanded improvements in wages and working conditions, SNCF Travelers who have granted bonuses of 600 euros for drivers and 300 euros for controllers.
But if the fire has been extinguished on the TGV South-East axis, other conflicts are shaking the SNCF, where strike calls have been launched this week by several unions in different regions.
