Strong gusts of wind hit the Paris region overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
Aurora, the first storm of autumn, arrived from the north-west of the country before moving east, sweeping the capital and its surroundings.
And it left traces, with torn roofs and collapsed trees, on the tracks in particular.
What lead to strong disruptions in transport.
RER and tram affected
This is particularly the case of the
RER
.
Traffic is disrupted on the entire line due to trees on the tracks, after having even been completely interrupted between Joinville-le-Pont and Fontenay-sous-Bois until 7 am this Thursday morning.
The
RER C is
not doing much better, since it is completely interrupted between Massy Palaiseau and Savigny-sur-Orge until 10 am, according to SNCF forecasts.
Early this Thursday morning, it was cut between Versailles Château / Saint-Quentin en Yvelines and Champs de Mars Tour Eiffel, as well as between Brétigny and Saint-Martin d'Etampes.
Almost all of Ile-de-France rail traffic disrupted or even cut off (and faulty passenger information): a new illustration of the fragility of the network when this type of climatic event risks becoming more frequent #tempeteAurore pic.twitter.com/tqwvpdsAip
- AUT FNAUT IdF (@Asso_usagersidf) October 21, 2021
The
RER B
is disrupted on the entire line.
RER D
traffic
is also still slowed between Goussainville and Melun and between Goussainville and Corbeil-Essonnes, it is completely interrupted between Corbeil-Essonnes and Malesherbes in both directions.
At least two trees were blocking the tracks, one of them - near Mennecy - had not yet been evacuated this Thursday morning.
The
RER E
was also impacted early this morning, as was the
T4
tram
, whose traffic was interrupted between Montfermeil hospital and Gargan at least until 9 a.m.
The
T2
tram
is cut this Thursday morning between Suresnes-Longchamp and La Défense due to trees on the tracks.
The entire
T9
line
was slowed down after a complete interruption to Porte de Choisy due to objects on the tracks linked to the storm.
Trains and Transiliens canceled
On the SNCF side, the traffic is also very complicated.
Several transiliens are disrupted.
This is the case for
line J
until at least 10 a.m., for
line N
, for
line P
between Paris Est and Provins and between Paris and Coulommiers, and for the whole of
line R.
#TempeteAurore ⚠️ This morning, the traffic is disrupted on the lines of the #Transilien network following the numerous falls of trees (photo - Line H).
For more information see the @IDFmobilites app, https://t.co/mj23ybm3No or the site https://t.co/arZJxFCmUz.
pic.twitter.com/fnCmmP4DIX
- SNCF Transilien (@Actu_Transilien) October 21, 2021
Some lines are even completely interrupted:
line H
,
line K
between Crépy-en-Valois and Mitry-Claye,
line L
between St-Nom / Versailles and St-Cloud and between Cergy le Haut and Nanterre U and the ensemble of
line U.
The railways are also disrupted on arrival and departure from Paris, especially towards Hauts-de-France.
No train runs between Creil and Amiens.
Traffic from the capital to Laon is also disrupted and should not return to normal until mid-afternoon.
🔴 8:39 am
On arrival and departure from Paris
⚠ Weather warning
Traffic is still very disturbed between Paris Nord and Laon.
The resumption of circulation is expected around 4 p.m.
We invite you to postpone your trip if possible.
https://t.co/ihcYNfCZlj
- TER Hauts-de-France (@TERHDF) October 21, 2021
The total stoppage of train traffic in Normandy and Champagne-Ardenne also necessarily has consequences for trains to and from these two regions.
The day is therefore not ideal for getting around.