SNCF explains that these train cancellations observed in different regions constitute a “local and marginal” phenomenon.
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Affected by the fifth wave of Covid-19, the SNCF must cancel regional trains but the phenomenon remains for the moment “local and marginal”, explained Thursday, December 23 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 fifth Covid wave, neither more nor less than the rest of society”, explained 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“less frequentation by travelers, for example due to teleworking”, he added.
In Occitania in particular, the SNCF canceled all trains until January on the Perpignan-Villefranche (Pyrénées-Orientales), Carcassonne-Quillan (Aude) and Nîmes-Le Grau du Roi (Gard) lines. Trains are canceled on other lines such as between Mende and Marjevols (Lozère), Lyon and Grenoble, Bordeaux and Sarlat (Dordogne), Nancy and Longwy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Evreux and Mantes (Yvelines) or on internal links to Normandy. Passengers are invited to check the timetables on the TER website for their region or on the SNCF Assistant application.