2023-07-07 18:00:08
An electric arc tripped part of the electrical system and interrupted traffic for nearly two hours, this Friday, July 7 at the end of the day.
Big bazaar Gare de l’Est, in Paris, in the middle of the evening of vacation departures. At the end of the day this Friday, July 7, traffic was completely interrupted in the fifth largest station in France. An article from Parisian reported delays of 40 minutes to nearly two hours on trains to Strasbourg, Reims, Nancy or Germany. According to the daily, these difficulties were caused by a TGV that broke down on arrival at the station. An electric arc triggered a release of smoke and tripped part of the electrical system.
Consequently, the power supply was cut off on the nearby roads, in order to allow the firefighters to intervene. Traffic has been shut down since 5 p.m. Shortly before 7 p.m., the SNCF indicated that traffic was gradually resuming. The circulation of the RER E and tramway 4 also had to be interrupted following the incident: “The breakdown of a TGV in Paris Est required the interruption of circulation. The power supply was cut to allow the intervention of dedicated teams. During this intervention, people descended on the tracks, ”indicates the Twitter account of the two lines. The P transilien line was also affected.
Bonjour,
Traffic is gradually resuming at Paris-Est station. Spacing is to be expected. We are sorry for this inconvenience and wish you a good end of the day.— @TERGrdEstParis (@TERGrdEstParis) July 7, 2023
On the RATP application, at 7:25 p.m., there were no more disturbances mentioned. For their part, the TER are “gradually resuming” their circulation, according to a tweet from the SNCF. However, “spaces are to be expected”.
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