Railway traffic is completely interrupted at Montparnasse station, in Paris, because of a fire on a substation. This incident has repercussions in Rennes station, where most TGVs are late or canceled.
Hard blow in full cross-tourists, between July and August. Since 11:45, traffic is interrupted at the station Montparnasse, in Paris, following a fire on a substation RTE. Trains at departure and at arrival therefore remain at the dock. A return to normal is not expected before the end of the day.
One hour late for the moment
This major incident in Montparnasse station has consequences also in Rennes. In the station of the Breton capital, it is not the crush, but the travelers who crowd in the hall have their eyes fixed on the information panels. For the moment, the messages indicate a delay of 1 hour for the TGV, at the beginning as at the arrival. "It is indicative, warns an officer wearing a red vest, come inform passengers. More details are expected, but as traffic is paralyzed in Montparnasse, trains may be canceled. "
Hello, the traffic is completely interrupted at the beginning and the arrival of the station of Paris Montparnasse. A fire in a substation RTE (electricity transmission network) to Versailles. Firefighters are in the process of intervention. 1/2
- SNCF (@SNCF) July 27, 2018On the website of the SNCF, a message indicates "Fire on a transformer RTE- TGV traffic highly disrupted on the Atlantic axis until the end of the day. These disturbances affect the TGV traffic, the TER circulate normally.
Trains run "dropper"
Shortly before 18:00, we can speak of a traffic assured partially between Paris and Brittany: about four trains per hour manage to circulate, five TGV were removed. The SNCF communicates on its twitter account: "TGV Bretagne will continue to arrive and drop off the station Montparnasse. "