Train traffic between Givors and Lyon-Perrache station, interrupted since Sunday evening following a “slope subsidence” linked to heavy rains which blocked a TER, will not resume “before Wednesday 1er may “announced the SNCF, Monday April 29.
“The SNCF Réseau teams dispatched to the site indicated that infrastructure work was necessary”explained the SNCF.
A TER transporting around 200 people found itself stuck on Sunday around 7 p.m. south of Lyon, in Grigny-le-Sablon (Rhône). He is “partially off the rails after hitting the mudslide”but he remained ” standing “, specified the SNCF. A special train was sent from Lyon-Perrache station to pick up the passengers of the damaged train around 10 p.m.
According to the SNCF, there were no serious injuries. The firefighters took charge “two people, including a pregnant woman”.
The railway company advises travelers on the Givors-Lyon Perrache line to use alternative routes to travel.
“A joint assessment with the competent road services is planned to analyze the causes of this slope sliding, the railway line being located below a road”reported the SNCF.