Europe 1 with AFP 19:40 p.m., April 18, 2023

For the day of "railway anger", disruptions will be limited Thursday to the SNCF, announced the management. According to initial estimates, there will be almost normal TGV traffic and 4 out of 5 TER trains on national average. In the Paris region, service will be normal on RER A and B.

With an almost normal TGV circulation and 4 TER out of 5 on national average, disruptions will be limited Thursday for the day of "railway anger", point of stage before the demonstrations of May 1, announced the management of the SNCF. For Intercity connections, there will be 2 trains out of 5 in circulation but no night connection. Internationally, traffic will be almost normal for Eurostar and Thalys.

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Normal service on RER A and B

In the Paris region, the service will be normal on RER A and B but also tram lines T4, T11 and T13. The most disrupted line will be the Transilien K line with only 1 train out of 2. The RER C, D and E will see only two-thirds of the service maintained, as for lines H, J, L R and U. Finally, there will be 3 trains out of 4 on lines N and P.

The railway unions had proposed this day of mobilization on April 20 as a "stage of preparation" before the demonstrations of May 1. This date falls on the eve of the school holidays in the Paris and Occitan regions and a weekend of crossover in the other areas that are already on holiday.