Regional rail traffic in Hauts-de-France is “strongly disturbed” the day after the theft“about ten cables”announced the SNCF on Wednesday, October 9. “In the middle of the night, about ten cables were stolen at a distance of 50 meters,” has explained the railway operator to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), specifying that “The affected area is close to Lille, which is why the city’s traffic is so disturbed”.
TGV traffic, which suffered delays early in the morning, has returned to normal, the SNCF said. But TER regional trains are the most affected by cancellations and delays. “No TER serves Lille Flandres and traffic. [régional] is reduced a lot » On Wednesday morning, the railway operator of account X of the TER Hauts-de-France specified, without communicating a time of return to normality.
“I condemn with the utmost firmness this act of sabotage at the Lille Flandres station that penalizes the French and attacks the Northern railway network”The Minister of Transport, François Durovray, reacted to X. Before specifying for his part that “The restoration of TER traffic is scheduled for this afternoon” and invite travelers “postpone your trip if possible”.
The number of trains affected by the incident has not been reported. In X, the Hauts-de-France TER account specifies that the installation of replacement coaches is “not possible given the magnitude of the disturbance”. The TGVs were affected by “slight delays” and some were diverted to the Lille Europa station early in the morning, but the situation has returned to normal, the SNCF told AFP. Eurostars are not affected by the incident.
