In Hauts-de-France, traffic will only resume at the start of the afternoon, according to SNCF.
Storm Ciaran still causes transport disruptions on Friday November 3. “The TERs are gradually leaving for the five regions which were concerned: Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy, Hauts-de-France”declared Friday on France 2 Clément Beaune, the Minister of Transport. “Traffic will resume gradually, probably from the end of the morning, beginning of the afternoon, but there will still be disruptions today and tomorrow in Hauts-de-France”, specified the minister. The SNCF recommends to travelers “to anticipate or postpone” their trip.
“Returns from vacation will be ensured with some delays”also promises Clément Beaune, while “un million people must return from vacation” this week-end. “Travelers will be informed of traffic conditions”. In case of problem, “they will be refunded in full, they can change trains”adds the minister.
In Hauts-de-France
“There remains a difficult situation in Hauts-de-France because it is the region which was affected the latest by the storm. There is no TER in Hauts-de-France, there are many damage to the tracks, falling trees and electrical wires“, explains Clément Beaune. The SNCF mobilized 4,000 agents to repair the damage caused by the storm as quickly as possible. TER traffic will remain “completely interrupted until early afternoon”Friday in Hauts-de-France and “very disturbed the rest of the day”announces the SNCF on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Furthermore, TER circulation will only resume on Saturday “during the morning” Friday on the following lines: Creil-Beauvais-Abancourt-Le Tréport, Laon-Hirson, Amiens-Compiègne, Douai-Cambrai, Arras-Etaples, Béthune-St Pol.
The SNCF adds that a “local social movement of switchers will seriously disrupt traffic on the Lille – Douai – Amiens, Lille – Lens – Doua – Valenciennes, Douai – Cambrai and Lens – Douai axes“, Friday morning.
In New Aquitaine
“Given recent weather alerts, no trains will run on Friday until 10 a.m. on certain lines on the Atlantic coast and in the south of the TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine network”, also indicated the SNCF on the social network The company recommends to travelers “to anticipate or postpone” their journey, because “no road substitution will be possible”. The following trains are announced late.
In Normandy
In Normandy, the “Train circulation will remain disrupted” this Friday. “The recovery will be very gradual”specified the SNCF on “weather conditions”. The Cherbourg – Paris scheduled for 8:58 a.m. is also canceled with the “reason: storm Ciaran – numerous obstacles on the track and broken electrical power wires”we can read on the SNCF website.
In Brittany
The Brittany region was heavily affected by storm Ciaran. “HAS No traffic will be possible on Friday between Lorient – Quimper, Saint-Brieuc – Brest, Quimper – Brest, Guingamp – Carhaix, Guingamp – Paimpol, Plouaret – Lannion.indicates TERBreizhGO on X.
In Île-de-France
Bad weather is still causing disruptions on several Transilien lines. Therefore, slowdowns are to be expected on line P due to “bad weather conditions”. On this same line, trains will not run between Provins and Paris due to a “power supply failure following storm Ciaran”explains the SNCF.
On line J, traffic is interrupted from Gisors towards Pontoise until 8 a.m. Friday and severely disrupted between Paris Saint-Lazare and Pontoise in both directions, because a tree fell on a track between Gisors and Pontoise.