En due to production constraints linked to Covid-19, train traffic will be disrupted from 31 December 2021 to 14 January 2022 », Announces the SNCF. But TER cancellations have already been underway for a week, noted Paca users.
A situation “ marginal “, According to the company, but” very disturbing “, According to TER Aix-Marseille users, who for nearly a week had to” use last-minute alternatives, due to lack of clear information “To get to their place of work, assures a regular user of the line, at Saint-Charles station. ” Until Friday, no communication on these incidents was posted at the station », He laments.
Other regions have also suffered from these disturbances. In Occitania in particular, the SNCF canceled all trains until January on the Perpignan-Villefranche, Carcassonne-Quillan and Nîmes-Le Grau du Roi lines. Trains are still canceled on other lines such as between Mende and Marjevols, Lyon and Grenoble, Bordeaux and Sarlat, Nancy and Longwy, Evreux and Mantes or even on internal links to Normandy.
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Lack of conductors
Due to a lack of sufficient staff, the SNCF must cancel regional trains but the phenomenon remains for the moment ” local “, Said a spokesperson for SNCF Voyageurs. ” Like any employer, we are confronted at the scale of the SNCF group (SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Réseau, SNCF Gares & Connexion) with the effects of this 5e Covid wave, neither more nor less than the rest of society “, Explained the spokesperson to AFP last Thursday.
However, “ for several weeks, the whole company has been preparing for this new wave and has strengthened its monitoring and adaptation system, both in the management of its infrastructure and of the trains. », Underlined the spokesperson. ” The evolution of the health situation (increase in Covid cases and contact cases) may lead to local adaptations of some of our transport plans “, Either because the railway workers are unavailable, or because of a” less frequentation of travelers, for example due to teleworking », He added. ” In addition, from 3 January 2022 and in application of government measures, the consumption of food or drink is not allowed on board trains », Specifies the company.
To find out the TER running times, SNCF invites its users to find out about the following information channels, the day before your trip from 5 p.m.: the “Assistant SNCF” app, the TER SUD Provence website. Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Or contact TER SUD on 0800.11.40.23 for TER trips in the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. For trips outside the region, call 0805.90.36.35.
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