The heat causes an electrical incident and completely paralyzes the trains between Paris, Rouen and Le Havre

Traffic is completely disrupted. On Tuesday July 1, 2025, a power supply failure took place around 2:30 p.m. on the SNCF network, causing important disruptions on Norman lines, In particular that Le Havre-Rouen-Paris. And the manager, It’s the heat, According to communication the SNCF.

Strongly disturbed traffic along the evening

On X, the SNCF informed around 2:30 p.m. that “traffic [était] Interrupted in Paris Saint-Lazare, in both directions of traffic “because of an electrical incident.

Questioned by 76ACTUSNCF’s communication specifies “that because of the hot weather, a catenary has sagged on one of the tracks after the passage of a Ile -de -France train”. The incident occurred at the Paris Gare.

The consequences on traffic are very important since thee traffic has been completely stopped for 15 hours: Trains have been deleted, while others display more than two hours late, as can be seen on the Gares and Connections site which allows you to know real -time traffic.

To ensure the resumption of the circulation of trains, the SNCF had to pass “test trains” on the compromised route. The tests, carried out from 4 p.m., were conclusive.

At 5:45 pm, the SNCF informs us that “traffic will resume very gradually” and that there will be “disturbances until the end of the evening”. It will therefore be necessary to be patient for travelers.

Due to these delays and the heat wave that affects France, the SNCF ensures that distributions of water bottles have been carried out at Paris and Rouen station for impacted users.

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