Main Paris commuter train line hit by major delays after derailment
Paris commuters faced major delays on Thursday after a train on the RER B commuter line which connects the centre of Paris to its two airports, derailed on Wednesday evening.
The train was empty and no one was harmed in the derailment, which happened around 7pm on Wednesday and lead to major disruptions on the commuter line that connects the French capital with Charles de Gaulle airport in the north and the Orly airport in the south as well as the cities northern and southern suburbs.
?? Empty train derailed in Paris tonight. RER B accident when leaving Denfert Rochereau, no injuries.
Other trains still running on adjacent tracks ?pic.twitter.com/YdVNDn0cmu
— Chris Ogilvie (@Ogilvie_CJ) June 24, 2020
Ce soir le #RERB a déraillé à Denfert-Rochereau. Heureusement il n’y a pas de blessé. L’investissement pour cette ligne ne peut plus attendre ! Les politiques d’austérité budgétaires mènent au pire. pic.twitter.com/sw6xK6LfHl
— Thomas Portes ✊ (@Portes_Thomas) June 24, 2020
On Thursday morning, public transportation network RATP warned users to prepare for the delays to continue all through Thursday.
?Ⓑ - INCIDENT TECHNIQUE (1)
☞ (RER B) à partir du 25/06/20, le trafic est très perturbé sur la ligne jusqu'au 26/06/20. (incident technique)#RERB
(RATP - 25/06/20 08:10) pic.twitter.com/a26220F2OE
— Alertes RERB (@AlertesRERB) June 25, 2020
Buses were put in place between the stations that were completely closed - Denfert-Rochereau and Laplace to the south of Paris - but they were crowded and difficult to access, French media reported.
Après le déraillement d'un train, le trafic est fortement perturbé sur le RER B ce jeudi. Des bus de substitution ont été mis en place, mais ils sont pris d'assaut par les voyageurs ? pic.twitter.com/WMAHQu81vK
— BFM Paris (@BFMParis) June 25, 2020
On the rest of the line trains were running on a reduced service, with roughly half of the trains running as normal, according to operators.
Responding to frustrated users who could not get to work the RATP network wrote in a tweet that alternative transportation bus were "complicated" at the moment, but that they were looking for an alternative solution.
@aileean4eva Bonjour, oui c'est possible mais attention le trafic est fortement perturbé pour effectuer ce trajet. La situation dans les bus est également compliquée, un renfort est en cours. ^b
— RER B (@RERB) June 25, 2020
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The train was empty and no one was harmed in the derailment, which happened around 7pm on Wednesday and lead to major disruptions on the commuter line that connects the French capital with Charles de Gaulle airport in the north and the Orly airport in the south as well as the cities northern and southern suburbs.
?? Empty train derailed in Paris tonight. RER B accident when leaving Denfert Rochereau, no injuries.
— Chris Ogilvie (@Ogilvie_CJ) June 24, 2020
Other trains still running on adjacent tracks ?pic.twitter.com/YdVNDn0cmu
Ce soir le #RERB a déraillé à Denfert-Rochereau. Heureusement il n’y a pas de blessé. L’investissement pour cette ligne ne peut plus attendre ! Les politiques d’austérité budgétaires mènent au pire. pic.twitter.com/sw6xK6LfHl
— Thomas Portes ✊ (@Portes_Thomas) June 24, 2020
On Thursday morning, public transportation network RATP warned users to prepare for the delays to continue all through Thursday.
?Ⓑ - INCIDENT TECHNIQUE (1)
— Alertes RERB (@AlertesRERB) June 25, 2020
☞ (RER B) à partir du 25/06/20, le trafic est très perturbé sur la ligne jusqu'au 26/06/20. (incident technique)#RERB
(RATP - 25/06/20 08:10) pic.twitter.com/a26220F2OE
Buses were put in place between the stations that were completely closed - Denfert-Rochereau and Laplace to the south of Paris - but they were crowded and difficult to access, French media reported.
Après le déraillement d'un train, le trafic est fortement perturbé sur le RER B ce jeudi. Des bus de substitution ont été mis en place, mais ils sont pris d'assaut par les voyageurs ? pic.twitter.com/WMAHQu81vK
— BFM Paris (@BFMParis) June 25, 2020
On the rest of the line trains were running on a reduced service, with roughly half of the trains running as normal, according to operators.
Responding to frustrated users who could not get to work the RATP network wrote in a tweet that alternative transportation bus were "complicated" at the moment, but that they were looking for an alternative solution.
@aileean4eva Bonjour, oui c'est possible mais attention le trafic est fortement perturbé pour effectuer ce trajet. La situation dans les bus est également compliquée, un renfort est en cours. ^b
— RER B (@RERB) June 25, 2020
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