Many of them boarded the night train on Thursday, December 26, at Austerlitz station. Families with children or groups of friends with their skis on their backs, ready to reach the resorts of the Hautes-Alpes. A vacation that got off to a complicated start.
Train no. 5789, which left Paris at 8:55 p.m. towards Briançon, was stopped at Valence station.
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In the other direction, the train remained stuck at L'Argentière station during the night of December 26 to 27.
According to the announcement from the on-board staff, a locomotive problem forced the train to remain at the platform. And this since 5 a.m. Users had to be patient before a new train was chartered at 10 a.m. A TER which should reach its terminus around 1:30 p.m.
Travelers were still entitled to a breakfast offered by the SNCF.
