Intercity trains running during the hottest hours of the day are canceled for the days of Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29 in France due to the heatwave, the SCNF informed several ICI editorial staff on Wednesday.
“These measures aim to prevent potential air conditioning breakdowns linked to high temperatures”, details the SNCF, which mentions in particular the “Corail fleet of cars”, which, although it “is subject to regular maintenance”, does not have “the same robustness” as more recent trains.
In Occitanie, ICI Occitanie and ICI Gard Lozère note for Thursday seven train cancellations on the Paris-Limoges-Toulouse (Polt) line and six cancellations on the Bordeaux-Marseille line. For Friday, seven cancellations (Polt) and five on the Bordeaux-Marseille line are planned. Several trains will not run on the Clermont-Paris line in the coming days, with in particular two round trips canceled this Friday, according to ICI pays d’Auvergne.
As compensation, some trains that will run will be reinforced with additional cars. SNCF Voyageurs specifies that a refund or exchange free of charge is planned for affected customers.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
