Rail traffic on the high -speed northern east line “Strongly disturbed” Since 8:30 am, Monday, August 4, between the Gare du Nord, in Paris, and Arras, in Pas-de-Calais, due to a “Power supply in the Moussy sector”in Val-d’Oise, SNCF travelers said in a statement published shortly after 8:30 p.m.
Traffic was able to regain a single track for both directions and normal traffic is not envisaged before the end of the evening, continues the press release which expresses “Significant repairs in progress and [qui] will continue overnight ”. Earlier Monday, SNCF Réseau spoke of a “Catenary problem” Before announcing, shortly after 3 p.m., that “The cause of the incident has been found” And that the Haute-Picardie TVG station was no longer served.
The SNCF advises its customers to postpone their trip as far as possible. Ticket exchanges and reimbursements are possible at no cost. “Some trains will take a bypass route via the classic line to avoid the incident area. (…) Deletions, extension times and route changes are planned for your TGV Inoui, Ouigo and Eurostar ”writes the carrier again without specifying late times.
The incident caused the abolition of at least 17 Eurostar trains between Paris and London, Brussels and Amsterdam. Two Paris-Brussels and Brussels-Paris trains left in the morning have turned around their original stations, according to the Franco-British company. SNCF Réseau was unable to communicate the number of trains delayed or deleted at 4 p.m. Monday.