Montparnasse: one train out of two, RTE accelerates

A train on two will circulate this Monday in Montparnbade, but the current should be restored earlier than expected in the Paris station, Tuesday at the latest.
  

Galley in the station, continuation and end. SNCF is planning a train on two Monday in Montparnbade, three days after the fire of a substation, while RTE ensures that the power will be restored earlier than expected, Tuesday evening at the latest.

"The work will be finished Monday morning, we will be able to do the electrical tests before commissioning Monday at midday," said Sunday the President of RTE, François Brottes. "If these tests are conclusive, we can restore food Monday afternoon, "he added.If this is not the case, it will be Tuesday, but it is still a significant reduction in deadlines promised by the manager of the high voltage network, which was initially targeted Thursday.This announced delay of nearly a week pushed the government to open a "fact-finding mission."

Trains in maintenance

Meanwhile, for travelers , the situation on Monday will be identical to Sunday. "Beyond being able to run the trains, we must ensure their maintenance and ensure the comfort of travelers," said a spokesman for the SNCF. "And every day that pbades , we have more trains stored in maintenance. "The maintenance workshop TGV trains near Montparnbade are, in fact, no longer supplied with electricity.

The suppression of many trains resulted in overloading those who continued to circulate. Sunday afternoon, about 150 people were evacuated or could not board a crowded train station in Dax (Landes) to Paris.

100,000 pbadengers a day

The incident on Friday disrupted the circulation of trains in the middle of summer crossings in the second station of France for the circulation of the TGV, where a breakdown had already sown the chaos that same weekend a year ago. Some 100,000 travelers had to take a train on Sunday. The trains maintained were divided between Montparnbade and Austerlitz station.

For those who can, the SNCF advises to postpone their trip. Tickets will be fully refunded more than three hours late. If the departure of TGV to Brittany and Pays de la Loire remains in Montparnbade, those from or to the Southwest are redirected to the station of Paris-Austerlitz. TGVs to Tours and Poitiers being removed, travelers are invited to use the Intercités trains from Austerlitz.