TGV Paris-Bordeaux: very gradual recovery in traffic – Le Figaro

Traffic between Montparnasse and the South West were to return to the party being normal. The SNCF promised to repay the train tickets.

Pagaille on track. This Friday holiday departures started rather badly for some 30,000 travelers who relied take the TGV Paris-Bordeaux. By mid afternoon, the TGV traffic was completely stopped in both directions on the axes Paris-Bordeaux-Hendaye Montparnasse and Montparnasse Paris-Bordeaux-Toulouse. Traffic should return to normal during the evening according to SNCF who promised to reimburse the stranded travelers, “regardless of the tariff used.”

Several incidents in the vicinity of roads have led these disturbances. Two fires near Vendôme Bordeaux and required the intervention of firefighters to neutralize forcing SNCF train traffic.

A road accident also occurred in Chalais, between Libourne and Angoulême (Charente). A car hit a power pole, 14 hours to 50. The accident damaged a catenary. “The collapse of the post on the tracks caused the interruption of traffic between Paris and the south-west (Bordeaux / Hendaye / Toulouse) in both directions. A crane was dispatched to allow the partial reversal of the evening traffic, “said SNCF in a statement.

According to the SNCF, TGV 25 have retained or re-routed into the station. The company said that no train was “distressed” by mid-afternoon, the TGV being stuck on the tracks “supply of water” and all “conditioned”. In garres, travelers had to be patient with the delays of several hours. The company, which recommended instead to postpone his trip, also assured that the Notes were exchangeable “no cost”

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