This week is shaping up to be eventful in France. While a strike in the public sector is planned for this Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the Paris and Île-de-France public transport networks will also be affected by the national walkout. In a press release published on September 22, the CGT-RATP announced it had filed an unlimited strike notice. The railway union had thus urged all company employees to stop work starting this Monday, September 28, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Since then, we know a bit more about the scale of the protest and it is expected to have a limited impact on Île-de-France’s public transport. According to a RATP spokesperson who spoke to AFP, traffic will be "normal" in the metro and on the RER lines operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens, namely the RER A and RER B.
By contrast, disruptions are expected on two Transilien lines, but also on the RER C, RER D and RER E; these are RER lines operated by SNCF.
In detail, service will be "disrupted" on the RER C and the RER E, and "heavily disrupted" on the RER D.
Transilien SNCF also warns that traffic will be "perturbed" on line V and "heavily disrupted" on the line R. On the remaining Transilien lines, service is expected to be "normal." Note that line-by-line traffic forecasts will be detailed this Monday, September 28, starting at 5 p.m.
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