Only One in Two TER Trains Expected to Run in Northern France on Thursday Strike Day

SNCF TER train traffic forecast Hauts-de-France November 5 strike: SNCF has published its traffic forecasts for the Hauts-de-France region for Thursday, November 5, a day of interprofessional mobilization. The rail operator expects an average of only one TER regional train in two to be running in Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The same level of disruption is expected in Picardie. By contrast.

Felix ReevesPublished: 3 November 2026, 12:37 PM EST

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SNCF TER train traffic forecast Hauts-de-France November 5 strike, Digi Mart USA News (Hauts-de-France, France): SNCF has published its traffic forecasts for the Hauts-de-France region for Thursday, November 5, a day of interprofessional mobilization.

The rail operator expects an average of only one TER regional train in two to be running in Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The same level of disruption is expected in Picardie.

By contrast, the impact on main-line services is expected to be lighter, with four in five TER GV services maintained. SNCF says TER service in Hauts-de-France will gradually resume on the morning of Friday, November 6.