SNCF strike: forecasts for Tuesday March 21, and after?

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SNCF strike forecasts for Tuesday March 21 and after

SNCF STRIKE 21 MARCH. The strike against the pension reform continues this Monday, March 20 on the rails of the SNCF, with TGV, TER and Transiliens still disrupted. What about the forecasts for Tuesday and the day of interprofessional mobilization on March 23?

[Mis à jour le 20 mars 2023 à 14h18] This Monday, March 20, the strike against the pension reform is still continuing at the SNCF. In terms of disruptions, nearly 4 out of 5 TGV or OUIGO, 2 out of 3 TER and 3 out of 5 Intercités are circulating in the territory on Monday. The Intercités will not run tonight. “Traffic will remain disrupted on Tuesday March 21″, the SNCF has already announced on its official site without providing further information on the forecasts at this time.

Indeed, with the use of 49.3 by the government to have the pension reform adopted, the inter-union of the SNCF called for the continuation of the renewable strike, letting travelers predict new disturbances in the days to come. “The high point is expected on Thursday March 23, unless a motion of censure against the government is adopted or if the reform is withdrawn,” commented AFP Didier Mathis, secretary general of Unsa-Ferroviaire. Check out the traffic forecast below:

“As part of the national interprofessional social movement, train traffic will remain disrupted on certain lines operated by SNCF Voyageurs on Monday March 20, in a manner broadly similar to the previous days”, announces the SNCF on its official site. Here are the detailed SNCF traffic forecasts for March 20:

  • TGV disruptions : 4 TGV Inoui and Ouigo out of 5 are planned for this Monday. TGV passengers affected by the cancellation of their train have already been contacted by email or SMS to exchange their ticket free of charge for another train or to cancel their ticket on SNCF sites and applications with full refund.
  • TER disturbances : 3 TER out of 5 on average this Monday. To monitor general regional train traffic disruptions, this page will be useful to you. “The details of the regional transport plans will be communicated by SNCF Voyageurs in each of the regions”, specifies the SNCF.
  • Intercity disruptions : 3 Intercités out of 5 during the day this Monday, during the day. The Intercités will not run at night. Travelers affected by the cancellation of their train have already been contacted by email or SMS to exchange their ticket free of charge for another train or to cancel their ticket on SNCF sites and applications with full refund.
  • RER disruptions :
  • RER A : normal traffic.
  • RER B : 1 train out of 2 on average. Interconnection maintained at Paris Nord station, no change necessary. 1 train out of 2 between Paris Gare du Nord and CDG2/ Mitry-Claye Airport. 2 out of 3 trains between Paris Gare du Nord and Robinson / Saint-Rémy Lès Chevreuse.
  • RER C : 2 trains out of 3.
  • RER D : 2 trains out of 5. Interconnection maintained at Châtelet-Les Halles station. 1 train per hour during peak hours only between Corbeil-Essonnes and Malesherbes. No traffic between Juvisy and Corbeil Essonnes via Ris Orangis and Corbeil-Essonnes and Melun.
  • RER E : 3 trains out of 4.
  • Transilien disruptions : In detail line by line for this Monday, March 20, 2023:
  • H-line : normal traffic.
  • J-Line : 2 trains out of 3.
  • K-line : normal traffic.
  • L-line : 2 trains out of 3.
  • Line N : 2 trains out of 3.
  • P-line : 3 trains out of 4. Normal service between Esbly and Crécy-la-Chapelle and between Paris Est and La Ferté-Milon.
  • R-line : 1 train out of 2. No train between Melun and Montereau via Héricy.
  • U-line : 1 train out of 3. First train towards La Verrière towards La Défense at 5.20 am, last train at 9.20 pm. First train to La Défense towards La Verrière at 6:15 a.m., last train at 10:15 p.m.
  • For the Transilien network, there is a dedicated platform to follow the next traffic disruptions.
  • International train disruptions : the traffic info has not been communicated.

The forceful passage of the government with the use of article 49.3 on Thursday March 16 to have the pension reform adopted prompted the inter-union (CGT-Cheminots, Unsa-Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots) to propose to SNCF agents to continue the renewable strike and to “act massively on March 23”. “Social protest must grow and expand”, announced in a communicated the CGT, considering this act of the government as “yet another arm of honor to the social movement”.

According to a union source, 27% of drivers, 11% of controllers and 8% of signalmen are strikers. “The level of strikers is still high compared to the duration of the movement”, commented Didier Mathis, secretary general of Unsa-Ferroviaire.

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