Obernai TER train derailment repair work and service disruptions, Digi Mart USA News (Obernai, France): One week after a TER train derailed near the approach to the Obernai station, major track repair work began on Monday, November 9, in the morning. A locomotive pulling several wagons loaded with ballast was stationed on the track, and two rail-mounted mechanical shovels made repeated trips in the early afternoon to remove old rails and bring in new ones.
About a dozen workers were on site.
SNCF Réseau said it must redo the ballast over roughly twenty meters, replace about twenty wooden and concrete sleepers, and replace two half-switches over a length of 8 to 10 meters.
These major works are expected to finish on Tuesday. However, train traffic will not resume until Saturday morning, because the tracks must then be leveled, finely adjusted and tested.
During the works, rue des Bonnes-Gens is closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the level crossing, although pedestrians could still cross on foot on Monday.
Traffic on the Strasbourg-Sélestat railway line via Molsheim continues throughout the week with a reduced service of 30 to 60 percent, depending on the section. SNCF has added one or more trains compared with last week.
Between 24 and 25 trains run between Rosheim and Strasbourg, 6 to 7 trains between Barr and Sélestat, and 14 buses between Rosheim and Barr to cover the closed section. Buses arrive at the west side of Rosheim.
The timetable can be downloaded from the TER Alsace website.
