ban on eating on board trains from January 3

We will have to forget for a while the famous SNCF sandwich. Following government announcements to combat the Omicron variant, it will no longer be possible to consume food or drink on board trains, even on long-distance journeys. “The fact of eating and drinking on the train, we can do without it if it can secure travelers and limit the spread of the virus, why not”, admits a passer-by.

For some, however, this new ban is not easy to swallow. “I find it stupid, if someone is thirsty or hungry, it is their right”, sighs a traveler. Also complicated, according to this father, whose children are often thirsty during long journeys. The train is not the only means of transport concerned: buses, subways and planes will observe the same rule.