Traffic in Ile-de-France still disturbed Tuesday, the circulation of the expected May 8 bridge-Liberation

After A Monday already complicatedrail traffic will remain disrupted Tuesday in Ile-de-France due to a call to strike by SNCF agents launched by the CGT-Cheminots for claim wage measures and better anticipation of schedulesannounced SNCF travelers this Monday, May 5 at the start of the evening.

The most disturbed lines will be the RER C with one in two train, as on the N and V lines of the Transilien, the suburban trains of the Paris region. On the RER B, there will be one in two train on the northern part of the line, and two out of three on the southern part, operated by the RATP. On the RER D, there will be four out of five trains in circulation compared to usual. Finally, two other Transilian lines will be disturbed: the U with two out of three trains and the H with 4 out of five trains.

On all other lines, Traffic will be normal. For this second day of strike, all the main lines will also circulate normally.

Several categories of staff were called upon to strike from Monday by the CGT-Cheminots and South Rail to claim an increase in remuneration and better anticipation of the schedules, too often modified at the last minute according to them. For the 8-May bridge, a collective influential of controllers called National ASCT collective (CNA) joined the call for mobilization, giving it a magnitude.

But this Monday in Occitania, few disturbances were attributed to the strike. TGVs and intercités circulated normally at midday, and the Ter Lio displayed « 8 circulation out of 10 (…) with a combination of trains and bus »according to SNCF travelers Occitanie.

In the Hauts-de-France region, only TERs were concerned in the North and Pas-de-Calais, according to the SNCF, which announced the maintenance of« A little more than one in three train ». Travelers were notified of these disruptions from Friday 3 p.m. « So that they can organize themselves even before departure for the weekend », said the SNCF.

SNCF Travelers also plans to warn all of its customers on Tuesday on the maintenance or not of their train for the 8-May bridge. «  »We are far from a dark weekthere will be no week when you stop, but a week as normal as possible ”, Promised the CEO of SNCF Travelers Christophe Fanichet on Sunday. « Circulation will be normal from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 May on TGV »he said and for May 9, 10 and 11, most trains will circulate.

In addition to the promise to transport everyone by train, Christophe Fanichet has signed up for this « Let all customers be warned before leaving (on weekends, editor’s note) concerning their return train. » « That is to say to be warned before the start of the bridge on Wednesday for circulation until Sunday, May 11 »he detailed.

He also said that all tickets are « exchangeable, reimbursable, at no cost », on the TGV Inoui like the Ouigo, for the week of May 5 to 11.