Next Tuesday, January 31, a new strike has been called against the reform to delay the retirement age, which, according to the public railway company SNCF, will leave only one out of three high-speed trains in service and will seriously affect other lines.
The SNFC forecast estimates that two out of five high-speed InOui trains will run on the northern axis, one out of two on the eastern axis, one out of four on the Atlantic axis and one out of two on journeys to and from the southeast. In addition, only two out of five Ouigo will run. For interregional trains, one out of every three high-speed trains is expected to operate.
No intercity traffic is planned, except for a round trip on the Paris-Clermont, Paris-Limoges-Toulouse and Bordeaux-Marseille lines. There will also be no intercity night service from Monday to Tuesday and Tuesday to Wednesday. Only two out of ten Interregional Express Transport (TER) trains will run.
On international trains, Eurostar and Thalys will have almost normal traffic, but will be severely disrupted for Lyria trains and only one out of four trains will run on the other connections with the outside world.
The Ile-de-France region will also be affected, with one out of three RER A and B trains and Transilien lines H and U. Line K will have only one out of four trains running. The rest of the network (RER C, D and E as well as lines J, L, N, P and R) will have only one in ten trains.
Transport Minister Clément Beaune had already warned this Sunday that a «difficult or even very difficult day» was ahead on Tuesday. «All those who can organize to telework, to postpone a trip, so much the better» because «there are going to be heavy disruptions,» Beaune said.
The pension reform bill will begin to be debated in committee at the National Assembly this Monday and for a deadline of Feb. 17. So far, more than 7,000 amendments have been submitted, mainly from the left.
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne stressed that raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 «is no longer negotiable».
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
