The French will have to deal with a new black day in transport, this Thursday. Here are the forecasts presented the day before by the main players.
The SNCF foresees strong disturbances, but less marked than during the last days of mobilization of the inter-union. Thus, one out of two TGV Inoui and Ouigo should circulate, as well as one out of three TER, on national average. As for the Intercités, the rail group expects two round trips between Paris and Clermont, and two between Paris and Brive. There will be “no other day and night Intercités trains running“, he warns.
In Île-de-France, major disruptions are again expected. Transilien plans one out of two RER A and one RER B, one out of three RER C, two out of five RER D and one out of five RER E, on average. On the train side, there will only be one trip out of three on the lines H, J, L, N, P and U, two out of five on the R and one out of two on the K, according to the SNCF. For their part, the traffic of the T4, T11 and T13 trams should be “normal to near-normal».
The company calls on its passengers to “limiter [leurs] trips and [à] favor telework».
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In Île-de-France, traffic will be “very disturbed» at the RATP in the metro and the RER, «almost normal» in buses and trams. Eight out of ten buses circulate, and nine out of ten trams, according to the RATP.
In the metro, here is the detail line by line:
On the line 1as well as the line 14 – the only two automatic lines in the network – the traffic is normal. On line 1, however, the Bastille and Hôtel de Ville stations are closed. Line 14 will be closed at 10 p.m. due to work related to its extension.
On the line 2, 1 train out of 3 runs, only between 5:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Barbès Rochechouart station is closed.
On the line 3, it is necessary to plan 1 train out of 3, only between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. République and Opéra stations are closed all day, and Havre-Caumartin station from 2 p.m.
Line 3bis is closed.
On the line 4, 3 out of 4 trains run in the morning, and 2 out of 3 in the afternoon. The Simplon, Barbès Rochechouart, Strasbourg Saint-Denis, Saint-Placide, Alésia and Barbara stations are closed. Due to automation work, the line will be closed at 10:15 p.m.
On the line 5, there is 1 train out of 3, only between 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. République and Bastille stations are closed.
On the line 6expect only 1 out of 3 trains, only between 5:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.
On the line 7, 1 train out of 2 runs. The Opéra station is closed, as is the Chaussée d’Antin La Fayette station from 2 p.m.
On the line 7bis1 train out of 2 runs.
On the line 81 train out of 3 runs, only between Reuilly Diderot and Créteil Pointe du Lac and between Balard and Concorde, and only between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
On the line 9, it is necessary to plan 1 train out of 2. The Strasbourg Saint-Denis, Bonne Nouvelle, Grands Boulevards and Richelieu-Drouot stations are closed. The Chaussée d’Antin La Fayette and Havre Caumartin stations will also be open, but from 2 p.m.
On the line 10there is 1 train out of 2, only between 5:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
On the line 11, 2 out of 3 trains run between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., and 1 out of 3 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Jourdain, Pyrénées, République, Rambuteau and Hôtel de Ville stations are closed.
On the line 12it is necessary to plan 1 train out of 3 between 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
On the line 13, 1 train out of 2 runs in the morning, and 1 out of 3 in the afternoon. The line is only open between 5:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.
In anticipation of the difficulties expected this Thursday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has asked airlines to cancel 30% of flights at Paris-Orly and 20% at Marseille-Provence, Toulouse and Lyon. “Despite these preventive measures, disruptions and delays are nevertheless to be expected.“, indicates the administration.