Police officers check the travel certificates of train passengers at Mulhouse station.

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Still fewer trains and trips during this period of confinement, season 3. SNCF announced on Friday that it would further reduce the rate on TGVs from Monday, April 12, traffic restriction measures having further reduced attendance.

Less than half of TGVs in circulation depending on the axes

SNCF intends to run 4 TGV out of 10 on average on the South-East, Atlantic and East axes, as well as for the Ouigo.

On the North axis, the offer remains reduced to 3 TGV out of 10. “This is an average per axis, and the offer is adapted on a case-by-case basis for each destination”, noted an SNCF in a press release, adding that "the offer could be strengthened on weekends and during school holidays depending on the axes".

Since the start of the year, SNCF has been running 3 TGVs out of 4 on average, before reducing its offer on March 29, offering 3 to 6 TGVs out of 10 depending on the axes.

But demand fell further with the announcement of the new sanitary measures and bookings in April and May are down 70% compared to 2019.

For Intercités, the company announces four round trips per day on weekdays to Paris-Clermont, Paris-Limoges-Toulouse, Bordeaux-Toulouse-Marseille, and one to Nantes-Bordeaux, Nantes-Lyon, Toulouse-Hendaye and Clermont-Béziers .

TER offer reduced by 80%

As for night trains, the service from the South-West to Toulouse remains suspended, the Paris-Briançon is still provided on weekdays (via Modane and a bus connection).

The relaunch of Paris-Nice, scheduled for April 7, has been postponed to a later date.

In the regions, the level of TER supply depends on the decisions of the regions.

It is currently reduced to 80% of normal on average.

As for international connections, Eurostar keeps one Paris-London return trip per day, as well as one Amsterdam-Brussels-Lille-London.

The SNCF plans 4 return trips per day Paris-Brussels for Thalys (including one Paris-Amsterdam and one Paris-Dortmund), 8 return trips to Germany, 5 to Switzerland, 2 to Italy and 2 to 'Spain.

Refundable and exchangeable tickets until April 30

To travel, travelers must have their transport ticket and their exceptional travel certificate.

All main line tickets - TGV Inoui, Ouigo and Intercités, TER in correspondence - are exchangeable and refundable free of charge until the last moment until April 30.

In addition, for “Mon Forfait Annuel” and “TGV Max” subscribers, there will be no levy in April, SNCF noted.

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