French rail disruptions continue for days | News in brief

According to a statement released on Friday evening, traffic will be somewhat normalized on Saturday, thanks to the repair work of thousands of railway workers.

The sabotage on the French bullet train traffic on Friday will be reflected in train traffic disruptions throughout the weekend, the French railway company SNCF warns. Reported about it including the BBC.

According to a statement released on Friday evening, traffic will be somewhat normalized on Saturday, thanks to the repair work of thousands of railway workers.

Traffic is at its most normal on the railways in the eastern part of the country. On the northern, southern and western lines, many train services are canceled even on Saturdays and the trains run an hour or two late.

The Eurostar train to Britain also continues to suffer from cancellations and delays.

Prime Minister of the French Ministry of Supply Gabriel Attal described the arson attacks on train lines on Friday as “sabotage”. Arson attacks were carried out on three bullet train lines.

Railway workers prevented the fourth attempted arson.

For now, it is unclear which party is behind the sabotage.

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