SNCF STRIKE. A strike will seriously disrupt the SNCF network this Tuesday, January 31, 2023. There will be 1 TGV out of 3, 2 TER out of 3 and even 1 train out of 10 on several lines in Île-de-France. All predictions in this article.
[Mis à jour le 29 janvier 2023 à 17h31] Clément Beaune had warned him earlier this Sunday. “It will be a difficult day, even very difficult in public transport”, he thus affirmed on the antenna of LCI. In a press release, SNCF Voyageurs confirmed this trend: “As part of the national interprofessional social movement, train traffic will be very severely disrupted on Tuesday January 31, 2023 on all lines operated by SNCF Voyageurs.” Thus, one out of three TGVs will circulate on average on the territory. As for the TER, only two out of ten trains will be operational on Tuesday. Traffic in Île-de-France will also be disrupted. We can count on one train out of three for RER A and B and lines H and U. Line K will be served by one train out of four. Finally, only one in ten trains will run for RER C, D and E and lines J, L, N, P and R. Tram lines T4, T11 and T13 will operate normally. The strike notice runs from Monday January 30 at 7 p.m. until February 1 at 6 a.m.
At the SNCF, a renewable strike is already envisaged at the beginning of February. The CGT-Cheminots and Sud-Rail called for two more days of mobilization, the February 7 and 8 next during the February holidays in zone A. In addition, the two unions have announced that they are considering a renewable strike at the SNCF “from mid-February” if the government of Elisabeth Borne does not withdraw its pension reform project by then.
The SNCF network forecasts for the strike day of Tuesday January 31, 2023 were unveiled this Sunday. Thus, travelers can count on:
- one in three trains on the RER A and B lines, the H and U lines, and the TGV INOUI and OUIGO,
- one in four trains on line K,
- two out of ten trains for the TER network,
- one in ten trains on RER lines C, D and E and lines J, L, N, P and R,
- no traffic for the Intercités except for a round trip Paris-Clermont, Paris-Limoges-Toulouse and Bordeaux-Marseille
As a reminder, the SNCF Connect website indicates that before any departure, “the free and free exchange for another date or a full refund of tickets is offered to travelers, if the train is canceled or if its circulation is not ensured”.
On the evening of January 31, 2023, the CGT Cheminots and SUD-Rail unions will propose “to meet in general assemblies and to debate the intensification of the action by two consecutive days of strike. (…) And, for lack of withdrawal of the text, to consider the renewable strike by periods of 24 hours from mid-February“.
The renewable strike was therefore announced initially over two consecutive days on tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 February 2023 by the CGT Cheminots and SUD-Rail, either during school holidays in zone A and just before the February holiday departures for zone B, before a possible renewable strike from mid-February. “Sometimes it is better not to have your train to go on vacation, but to have the possibility of retiring at 62, or even some 60, rather than having your train and finally being forced to work until 64. years, which the French do not want and the French are intelligent, they do not fall into the trap of division”, replied to BFM-TV the Sud-rail union representative Fabien Villedieu to the question of considering extending the strike during the winter holidays.
The FO transport union, for its part, wishes to “disorganize the functioning of companies” by calling for a strike for one hour a day at the start of service from Tuesday January 31.
SNCF users can quickly check the traffic situation and find out if a particular train has been canceled or is leaving late. For information on TGVs, the telephone number provided is 0 805 90 36 35. To follow traffic on all major or medium-sized lines (TGV, Intercités, TER), go to this page of the SNCF. For information on the Transilien or RER in the Paris suburbs, call 0 805 90 36 35 or consult the dedicated platform.