As the renewable strike continues, traffic conditions continue to improve for travellers.
The renewable strike in rail transport, to protest against the pension reform, seems to be running out of steam somewhat. This Monday, in Île-de-France, traffic conditions are approaching normal at the RATP. On the SNCF side, traffic is improving but is still disrupted on certain lines. Le Figaro provides an update on the traffic forecasts communicated by the two companies on Sunday.
At the SNCF
At the SNCF,train traffic will improve significantly on Monday but will remain disrupted on some lines“, said the railway company on Sunday. In detail, it is expected that 3 TGV out of 5 circulating on average this Monday. Of which more than 2 out of 3 on the East and Atlantic axes, 3 out of 5 on the North axis, 1 out of 2 on the South-East axis, 3 out of 4 on the Ouigo and 1 out of 4 for trains from province to province .
On the TER, it is necessary to plan 1 train out of 2 on average. On the side of Intercities, 1 day train out of 3 runs on average, while there are no night trains from Sunday to Monday and from Monday to Tuesday. at theinternationalthe traffic isalmost normal» on the Eurostar and the Thalys. There are more than 2 out of 3 trains on the France-Italy links, 4 out of 5 on the France-Germany links, 1 out of 2 on the France-Switzerland links. There is no traffic between France and Spain.
In Île-de-France, on the RER, the RER A will see 3 out of 4 trains pass through the SNCF zone between Nanterre Préfecture and Poissy/Cergy. The interconnection is maintained at Nanterre Prefecture. There is 1 out of 2 trains on the RER B. The interconnection is also maintained at Gare du Nord. It is also necessary to plan 1 train out of 2 on the RER C. On the RER D, 2 out of 5 trains run. The interconnection is suspended between Gare de Lyon and Châtelet les Halles, and there is no traffic between these two stations. On the RER Eit’s 3 out of 4 trains.
A few hours before the publication of the forecasts for this Monday, Julien Troccaz, SUD-Rail union representative, had indicated on BFMTV that there would be “many more SNCF strikers tomorrow (Monday) than Friday“.
At the RATP
In the Metrothe traffic isnormalthis Monday, with the exception of line 3 where it is “almost normal“. In the RER zone operated by RATP, traffic is “almost normal” on the RER A, with an average of 3 out of 4 trains, and an interconnection maintained at Nanterre Prefecture. On the RER B on the other hand, the traffic is still “disturbed», with an average of 2 out of 3 trains. The interconnection is maintained at Gare du Nord.
As on previous days, traffic is “normal» on the networks bus And tram. For the day of Tuesday, the traffic will beidentical“to the day of Monday on the metro, bus and tram networks and”disturbed» on the RER network.