SNCF strike November 5 train disruptions, Digi Mart USA News (Paris, France): SNCF expects disrupted traffic on Thursday on most of its regional and Île-de-France lines. In the Paris area, RATP expects normal traffic on its lines, except for the RER B.
The day promises to be difficult for public transport users. After weeks of youth mobilization and protests against the high cost of living, workers are now taking to the streets.
Joining the national call, the four representative SNCF unions, CGT, Unsa ferroviaire, Sud Rail and CFDT, have launched a joint call for a strike on Thursday, November 5.
As a result, the national railway company expects traffic to be slightly disrupted on TGV routes and disrupted on most other lines, including Intercités, TER and Transiliens. SNCF Voyageurs stated in a press release that all TGV and Intercités customers whose train is cancelled will be contacted and may exchange or receive a refund for their ticket at no cost.
On the lines operated by Transilien SNCF Voyageurs, traffic will be normal on the RER A and on lines K, P and V. Two trains out of three will run on the RER B south of Paris Nord, the RER E, and lines J and L.
The same frequency is announced between Meaux and La Ferté-Milon on line P.
One train in two will run on the RER B north of Paris Nord, the RER C, and lines H, N, R and U. The RER D will be particularly affected, with only one train in three in service.
No train change will be required at Paris Nord station for RER B passengers.
Given the expected disruptions, Transilien SNCF Voyageurs and Île-de-France Mobilités invite passengers on affected lines, where possible, to limit their travel and to favor teleworking on Thursday. Detailed line-by-line traffic forecasts have been available since Wednesday at 5 p.m.
on the Île-de-France Mobilités, Transilien.com and SNCF Connect websites and apps.
The union demands from rail workers focus in particular on catching up with inflation for SNCF salaries. More broadly, the unions denounce a “regressive budget” that they say risks worsening “poverty, cutting Social Security, freezing civil servant salaries and drying up resources for the ecological transition.”
