Rail traffic on the high -speed northern east line “Strongly disturbed”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, the SNCF travelers said in a statement published shortly after 3 p.m. The high Picardy TGV station is not served, adds this source.
The carrier has reported disruption since 8:30 a.m. and provides for a return to normal at the end of the evening. “The cause of the incident has been found”and the beginning of “Important repairs” is scheduled in the early afternoon. SNCF network spoke of a “Catenary problem”.
The SNCF advises its customers to postpone their trip as far as possible. Ticket exchanges and reimbursements are possible at no cost. Delays from one and a half hours to be expected for the TGV Inoui, Ouigo and Eurostar.
“Some trains will take a bypass route via the classic line to avoid the incident area; As a result, changes in service and deletions are to be expected ”still specifies the carrier.
The incident caused the abolition of at least 16 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.
