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If electricity was to be restored by late Tuesday, according to RTE, train traffic was still at 50% Monday and should return "completely normal" a week later.
Three days after the fire of a substation that disrupted the movement of trains cross summer, travelers must still be patient, Monday, July 30 station Montparnbade. Traffic is expected to return "close to normal" on Friday, a week after the fire of a high-voltage transformer in the Transmission System (RTE), and "completely normal " Monday, August 6 only, the time to ensure the maintenance of the TGV once the high voltage power supply has been restored, explained SNCF Monday, July 30.
Meanwhile, departures and Arrivals TGV Southwest, reported to Paris-Austerlitz since the fire, could be insured again in Montparnbade from Tuesday or Wednesday, the company added in a statement.
A train on two Monday
As for Monday, SNCF planned, as Sunday, to run one train out of two. "Beyond being able to run the trains, we must ensure their maintenance and ensure the comfort of travelers … But every day that pbades, we have more and more trains stored maintenance" explained a spokesperson. The TGV train maintenance workshop near Montparnbade is no longer supplied with electricity since late Friday morning.
In its statement, the SNCF states that "as soon as RTE has restored a normal power supply, the workshop will catch up with the four or five days of maintenance and safety checks to make the trains available to customers. (…) It will take several days for all the trains needed for normal service to be prepared and checked safely.
The suppression of many trains resulted in the overloading of those who continued to circulate. Sunday afternoon, about 150 people were evacuated or could not board a crowded train in the station of Dax (Landes) to Paris.
Electricity restored Tuesday evening at the latest [19659005] The manager of RTE for its part announced Monday that the power supply of the station will be restored earlier than expected: Tuesday evening at the latest. RTE was initially planning a recovery of power on Thursday. The power station of Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), which feeds Montparnbade, was severely damaged Friday by a fire still unexplained, RTE dismissing a priori a voluntary act.
The SNCF had put in residence RTE to find a solution as soon as possible to allow a normal operation of the Paris station, before the date of August 2nd. This announced delay of almost a week for a return to a normal power supply from the station prompted the government to open a "fact-finding mission" on this fire. She put forward "a manifest fragility in the substitute diet of the Montparnbade station" . SNCF has announced its intention to seek compensation from the electricity manager. The CEO of the public company, Guillaume Pepy, estimated that these disturbances should cost "a few million euros" . RTE has acknowledged its responsibility
For those who can, SNCF advises to postpone their trip. Tickets will be fully refunded more than three hours late. The SNCF has also announced the reimbursement of journeys made by carpooling as part of its iDVRrom service for journeys from or to Montparnbade or Paris-Austerlitz stations until next Thursday.
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