Train traffic is interrupted “at least” Sunday 15 and Monday 16 September in Vesoul, announced the prefect of Haute-Saône on Sunday, one day after a fire destroyed the roof of the SNCF station.
The railway company has started road transport from the stations of Culmont-Chalindrey (70 kilometres from Vesoul) and Lure (30 kilometres from Vesoul), the prefecture said in a statement.
“Rail traffic should gradually resume in the coming days”said Vesoul mayor Alain Chrétien on Facebook.
There are no injuries to report.
On Saturday evening, at around 7 p.m., a fire broke out on the central roof of Vesoul station, causing no injuries. The roof of the central building collapsed onto the station hall. About fifty firefighters, “four fire trucks, drones, support and command vehicles” Then they got engaged.
His “rapid intervention” allowed to limit the damage to the “two side buildings housing in particular the signal box”The prefecture said, adding that the fire was brought under control at around 9 p.m. on Saturday.
