For a little over three months, regulars on the 6:24 a.m. TGV train to Paris will be grinding their teeth. Employees, tourists and even students will have to redouble their efforts to arrive in the capital before 9 a.m. On Saturday December 14, it will be the last time that this railway line will arrive at Gare de l'Est at 8:46 a.m., before returning on March 31, 2025. But this does not however mark the end of the direct line. The TGV will still run. It will leave Sarrebourg station at 7:52 a.m. and will complete its journey at 10:24 a.m. Which represents an increase in the journey time (2h32) by ten minutes.
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Note that it will still be possible to arrive in the capital before 9 a.m., but you will have to clock in at Sarrebourg station at 5:28 a.m. and go through Strasbourg to arrive at 8:35 a.m. Which requires users to add the cost of a TER journey.
Strong reactions
Announced in the middle of July by SNCF management, the timetable change sparked strong reactions. On the platforms of Sarrebourg station, passengers accustomed to taking the TGV at dawn had expressed their dismay: additional cost, desertification of Sarrebourg, loss of time… All the reasons were good to rail against this decision.
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This also did not leave elected officials speechless. Alain Marty (the mayor of Sarrebourg), Fabien Di Filippo, (the deputy of the 4e constituency), Christine Herzog and Catherine Belrhiti (the senators of Moselle), Roland Klein, Christian Untereiner, Jérôme End (the presidents of the communities of communes of Sarrebourg, Phalsbourg and Saulnois), and their colleagues from Saverne and Lunéville also concerned by At the morning stops, everyone was outraged at the change in the timetable. A petition had been launched to save the TGV line, discussions had been initiated with the general director of the SNCF (Jean-Pierre Farandou) and elected officials said they were ready to mobilize if necessary. Everyone feared disinterest in this TGV line, which would lead to its elimination. Ultimately, they won their case. Good news for users.
