In Normandy, on Monday 17 October, the railway workers went on strike to protest against the opening to competition of some railway lines. The movement continues this Wednesday 19 October.
Several unions had called a day of inter-professional mobilization on Tuesday 18 October to ask in particular for wage increases. This call was followed in many sectors, starting with transport. Traffic at the SNCF or RATP, in the Ile-de-France, has suffered disruptions. This was announced this Tuesday evening by the management of the railway transport company “a gradual return to normal“for Wednesday nationwide.
Because in Normandy the movement continues. “Next to a local social movement Wednesday 19th October the circulation of trains on the Norman lines will be interrupted “, indicates the SNCF on its website. The strike began on Monday 17 October in the region. The railway workers protest against the opening of the TER to competition, an opening to competition adopted by a majority by the Regional Council at the beginning of the week.
- 1 train out of 2 runs on the lines that reach Parisas well as on top the Caen-Tours and Rouen-Lille lines.
- 2 out of 3 trains will run on the other lines of the NOMAD railway network.
SNCF invites users to check the movement of their trains on the SNCF application or on the We invite you to check the movement of their trains on the SNCF application or the SNCF NOMAD TRAIN website.