From Monday, the sanitary pass must be presented in transport for long-distance journeys, such as trains, where the verification of the passes will be carried out by station agents and controllers.

While many French people are opposed to this pass, the unions are worried about a potential conflict during checks.

From Monday, the health pass must be presented in cafes, restaurants, shopping centers ... And it will also be necessary to bring it in transport for long-distance journeys.

This is the case with planes, buses and trains.

On the SNCF side, the verification of the passes will be carried out by the station agents and the controllers.

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Support and pedagogy

Checks will be random but massive, and will be carried out both on the platforms before boarding and on the trains.

The instruction is not to force on the verbalization, but rather to be in the accompaniment and the pedagogy, in any case the first day.

This is how the SNCF has planned to act.

On Monday, the verification of sanitary passes will therefore be carried out by the station agents in the stations, and in the trains by the controllers, with the reinforcement of the railway security agents.

The operation will consist of verifying that the name appearing on the ticket is the same as the one displayed on the health pass.

The fear of potential conflict

For SNCF agents, these controls represent a new challenge. "The agents are normally used to this type of exercise", affirms Frédéric Fournier, of Unsa railway, at the microphone of Europe 1. "However, there are obviously frameworks which are related to a new professional gesture which is an initial request from the government, ”he continues. However, he adds, this new professional gesture coupled with an influx of travelers, and in a context of conflict with many citizens demonstrating against this health pass, raise fears of a potential conflict when checking these passes.

In addition, the other challenge to be taken up will be the weather so as not to lengthen the duration of checks without consideration, especially during this holiday period when 300,000 to 400,000 travelers flock to stations every day and where trains must, like everything else in the country. all year round, leave on time.