why will the TGVs be idling for four days?

Friday 08th November 2024 03:34 PM

Published on 08/11/2024 21:16

Updated on 08/11/2024 21:20

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Paris-Lyon-Marseille: why will the TGVs be slow for four days?
As the long weekend of November 11 begins this evening, it is likely that the time spent on the train between Paris, Lyon and Marseille will be longer. Europe's busiest TGV line closes this evening from midnight for four days.
(France 2)

As the long weekend of November 11 begins this evening, it is likely that the time spent on the train between Paris, Lyon and Marseille will be longer. Europe's busiest TGV line closes this evening from midnight for four days.

The TGV line, the busiest in Europe, will be closed for four days between Paris, Lyon and Avignon. Travelers will therefore have to adapt:It's a public holiday, I still took the ticket but I know it will take me longer to get back.”explains an SNCF user. Concretely, from 11 p.m. this evening and until Wednesday morning, no trains will be able to run on the TGV route linking Paris to Marseille via Lyon. To complete a trip successfully, you will have to use classic lines with much longer journey times.

The objective for the railway company is to modernize the signaling system in order to meet the new European standard. 1,000 technicians will be mobilized. For one of the technicians, this is unheard of even in his 40-year career. 57,000 cables will have to be disconnected and reconnected in 101 hours.

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