Updated 9 June at 6:00 PM
It was already being announced as quite well-supported at the beginning of May, during the notice of strike action filed by four SNCF unions opposing the ongoing reorganisation within the group and the outsourcing processes, which they claim are causing hardship among employees. It is indeed expected to be. The first industrial action that the new SNCF CEO, Jean Castex, will face on June 10th will see numerous disruptions on regional and high-speed lines.
Whether for TGV INOUI in France or to Europe, OUIGO, or TGV Lyria, two out of three trains are expected to be running on Wednesday. For Intercités lines, this total will be even lower, with only about 1 in 2 trains scheduled for 10 June. In its press release, SNCF notes that affected TGV and Intercités customers will be “ recontacted in case of train cancellation » and will benefit « of a refund or an exchange free of charge . Whilst reporting on high-speed rail lines that " All customers should be able to travel during the day thanks to the remaining available seats. ".
Similarly, regional traffic will be heavily disrupted. Likewise, in Ile-de-France, while RER A will be running normally, traffic on other RER lines and Transilien trains is forecast to be "heavily disrupted". In contrast, activity will be normal or almost normal on the metros, buses and trams.
Regarding Transilien services, 2 out of 3 trains are expected on line V and 1 out of 2 trains should run on lines J, K, L, and R. For lines H, N, P, and U, 1 out of 3 trains is planned. For RER services, traffic will be 1 out of 2 trains on the northern section of RER B and 2 out of 3 trains on the southern section. Lines C and E will see 1 out of 3 trains running, while for line D, 1 out of 2 trains between Goussainville and Melun, 1 out of 3 trains between Creil and Corbeil-Essonnes, and 1 out of 5 trains between Corbeil-Essonnes and Malesherbe are expected.
Whatever the case may be, « Travellers are invited to check their train services and connections on SNCF Connect or their chosen mobility app, the day before from 5:00 PM onwards. "says the company.
