Train strike to disrupt travel in France this weekend
France's train operator SNCF has announced that several high-speed TGV trains in the west of the country will be cancelled this weekend, as rail workers strike.
SNCF announced on Thursday that 1 in 10 of the TGV Atlantique trains would be cancelled on Friday October 22nd, while one in three trains would not be running on Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday, however, SNCF updated its traffic information to inform travallers that only one in five trains would in fact be cancelled on Saturday.
Services will be disrupted on Inoui and Ouigo TGV trains to and from Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Centre Val de Loire, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Occitanie.
ℹ️ En raison d'un appel à la grève, le plan de transport @TGVINOUI et @OUIGO est réduit sur l'Axe Atlantique :
22/10 : 9/10 trains
23 et 24/10 : 2/3 trains
Si votre train est impacté, vous serez recontacté par mail ou SMS.
— SNCF Voyageurs (@SNCFVoyageurs) October 21, 2021
The CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots trade unions instigated the strike action in protest over working conditions and pay.
Saturday marks the start of the Toussaint holidays in France, with all schoolchildren given two weeks off, so many people would have been set to head off on holiday this weekend.
"Every client who is affected will be contacted to inform them of the status of their train, and will be able to be reimbursed or exchange their ticket for another date at no extra fee. Travellers who are able to or who have not yet booked are invited to delay their journey until another date," SNCF announced, according to Le Parisien.
The list of trains that are running should be available online and via the Assistant SNCF app by 5pm the day before at the latest.
There may also be modifications to regional TER train schedules in Brittany on Friday and Saturday - you can find out whether a train is running online.
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SNCF announced on Thursday that 1 in 10 of the TGV Atlantique trains would be cancelled on Friday October 22nd, while one in three trains would not be running on Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday, however, SNCF updated its traffic information to inform travallers that only one in five trains would in fact be cancelled on Saturday.
Services will be disrupted on Inoui and Ouigo TGV trains to and from Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Centre Val de Loire, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Occitanie.
ℹ️ En raison d'un appel à la grève, le plan de transport @TGVINOUI et @OUIGO est réduit sur l'Axe Atlantique :
— SNCF Voyageurs (@SNCFVoyageurs) October 21, 2021
22/10 : 9/10 trains
23 et 24/10 : 2/3 trains
Si votre train est impacté, vous serez recontacté par mail ou SMS.
The CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots trade unions instigated the strike action in protest over working conditions and pay.
Saturday marks the start of the Toussaint holidays in France, with all schoolchildren given two weeks off, so many people would have been set to head off on holiday this weekend.
"Every client who is affected will be contacted to inform them of the status of their train, and will be able to be reimbursed or exchange their ticket for another date at no extra fee. Travellers who are able to or who have not yet booked are invited to delay their journey until another date," SNCF announced, according to Le Parisien.
The list of trains that are running should be available online and via the Assistant SNCF app by 5pm the day before at the latest.
There may also be modifications to regional TER train schedules in Brittany on Friday and Saturday - you can find out whether a train is running online.
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