The SNCF assured Wednesday evening that the trains will run as planned during the Easter weekend, despite the announcements made by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron in his speech.
Due to a very strong demand, the SNCF site was very difficult to access Wednesday evening.
Trains will run as planned during the Easter weekend, SNCF assured Wednesday evening, when its site was difficult to access due to very heavy demand.
"All Inoui, Ouigo, Intercités, regional and international trains planned will run normally until April 5 inclusive" (Easter Monday), said the company.
SNCF intends to circulate 1,500 TGV and 220 Intercités from Friday to Monday.
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"No particular price inflation"
"Ticket prices remain capped at the levels usually observed for a weekend, so that there is no particular price inflation," said SNCF.
The oui.sncf reservation site was difficult to access on Wednesday evening shortly after President Emmanuel Macron's allocation, "due to very heavy demand".
If travel will be restricted beyond 10 km, Emmanuel Macron indicated that for the Easter weekend, "our fellow citizens who wish to change region to go to isolate themselves will be able to do so during this Easter weekend".
This tolerance "ends Monday evening", then specified the Ministry of the Interior.
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A paratransit plan will be announced
SNCF indicates that an adapted transport plan will be presented for the main lines next week.
It has already been sharply reduced since Monday.
As for the Junior & Cie service (unaccompanied children), it will continue to be provided during the weekends for reservations already made until March 18, but it is no longer available for reservation.
All main line tickets - TGV Inoui, Ouigo and Intercités, connecting TER - are exchangeable and refundable free of charge until the last moment until April 18.
The circulation of regional trains is the responsibility of local authorities, said SNCF.