Bad news for public transport users in the Paris region. A strike by railway workers is scheduled for Tuesday May 21, 2024. The consequences? Traffic is expected to be "severely disrupted on Transilien lines". Major disruptions are also expected on the RER. Discover the detailed traffic forecasts.
If you're planning to take the RER or a Transilien train this Tuesday, May 21, 2024, then you'll need to plan ahead. Due to an industrial action at SNCF, major disruptions are expected on the Transilien network. " Traffic heavily disrupted on Transilien lines " this Tuesday, May 21, says the SNCF on the Transilien website. All Transilien lines are affected by the strike, namely lines H, J, K, L, N, P, R and U.
This strike by SNCF railway workers, called by the Sud-Rail and CGT-Cheminots unions, will also affect the RER network in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Major disruptions are expected on RER lines C, D and E.
On RER line A, " traffic could be disrupted on Tuesday May 21 on the Cergy and Poissy branches ", according to the Transilien website. RER line B will also be affected. Passengers are invited to postpone their journeys"as far as possible".
The aim of the strike? To put pressure on management ahead of the famous negotiations on bonuses to be paid on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
So what exactly can we expect this Tuesday? Could it be a black day on the RER and Transilien trains? Detailed traffic forecasts were unveiled on May 19, and SNCF is predicting no trains between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on RER E. On RER C, there will be an average of 2 trains out of 5 during rush hour. In addition, Avenue du Pdt Kennedy, Boulainvilliers, Porchefontaine, Versailles RG and Dourdan La Forêt stations will not be served. On the RER A, expect 1 train out of 2 on the Cergy and Poissy branches. On RER B, SNCF is announcing 1 train out of 2 on the northern section and 2 trains out of 3 on the southern section. Finally, on RER D, an average of 1 train out of 5 will run between 6.30 and 9.30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. only.
SNCF strike on Tuesday: RER traffic forecasts
- RER A: Traffic very disrupted on Cergy and Poissy branches. Expect 1 train out of 2.
- RER B: Expect 1 train out of 2 on the northern part of the line and 2 trains out of 3 on the southern part. No train changes at Gare du Nord. No trains from 22:45 between Gare du Nord and Aéroport CDG/Mitry-Claye due to roadworks.
- RER C: Heavy disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 2 trains out of 5 during rush hour. From 6.30am to 9.30am and from 4pm to 8pm, depending on branch, 1 train every 15 to 30 minutes.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Saint-Martin d'Etampes <> Paris Austerlitz GL: frequency: 1 train every half-hour, from 5am to 8:28am and from 4:20pm to 6:28pm.
- Dourdan <> Paris Austerlitz GL: Frequency: 1 train every half-hour, from 5am to 8.43am and from 4.15pm to 6.43pm
- Juvisy <> Paris Austerlitz GL: service to all stations along the route. Frequency: 1 train every half-hour: from 5.58am to 9.28am and from 4.58pm to 7.28pm.
- Invalides <> Saint-Quentin en Yvelines: frequency every quarter-hour, from 6:10 to 9:40 and from 4:10 to 7:39.
- Avenue Henri Martin <> Ermont Eaubonne: quarter-hourly frequency, from 6.25am to 10.10am and from 4.40pm to 8.25pm.
- Paris Austerlitz GL <> Brétigny sur Orge: hourly frequency, from 10am to 4pm.
- Versailles Chantiers <> Massy Palaiseau: hourly frequency during rush hour.
- No traffic between Paris Austerlitz Banlieue and Invalides, between Choisy le Roi and Massy Palaiseau, between Ermont Eaubonne and Pontoise.
- Avenue du Pdt Kennedy, Boulainvilliers, Porchefontaine, Versailles RG and Dourdan La Forêt stations are not served.
- RER D: Extreme traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 5 from 06:30 to 09:30 and from 16:00 to 20:00 only.
- No trains between :
- Gare de Lyon and Châtelet Les Halles,
- Goussainville and Creil,
- Melun and Corbeil,
- Corbeil and Juvisy via Ris Orangis.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Châtelet les Halles - Goussainville :
- First train to Goussainville at 5.52 am, last train at 9.11 pm.
- First train to Châtelet les Halles at 6.33am, last train at 8.31pm.
- Gare de Lyon - Melun :
- First train to Melun at 5.27am, last train at 8.37pm.
- First train to Gare de Lyon at 5.38am, last train at 8.17pm.
- Gare de Lyon - Corbeil :
- First train to Corbeil at 5.34am, last train at 8.56pm.
- First train to Gare de Lyon at 6.19am, last train at 8.08pm.
- RER E : Traffic severely disrupted on Tuesday May 21. No trains between 10am and 5pm.
Outside these times, expect 2 trains out of 5 on the Haussmann-Saint Lazare / Chelles and Haussmann-Saint Lazare / Tournan routes.
Villiers sur Marne services will be cancelled. Rosny-Bois Perrier, Rosny Sous Bois, Nogent-Le Perreux and Les Boullereaux-Champigny stations are not served.
No trains between Haussmann-Saint Lazare and Nanterre-La-Folie.
SNCF strike on Tuesday: Transilien traffic forecasts
- Line H : Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 3.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Gare du Nord - Pontoise:
- First train to Pontoise at 6.11am, last train at 10.41pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.07am, last train at 9.36pm.
- Gare du Nord - Persan Beaumont via Valmondois :
- First train to Persan at 6.26am, last train at 9.56pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.05am, last train at 8.35pm.
- Gare du Nord - Persan Beaumont via Montsoult Maffliers :
- First train to Persan at 5.34am, last train at 10.34pm.
- First train to Paris at 4.39am, last train at 9.39pm.
- Gare du Nord - Luzarches :
- First train to Luzarches at 5.19am, last train at 9.04pm.
- First train to Paris at 6.18am, last train at 10.05pm.
- Pontoise - Creil :
- First train to Creil at 6.35am, last train at 7.11pm.
- First train to Pontoise at 7.50am, last train at 8.50pm.
- Line J: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 3.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Ermont Eaubonne :
- First train to Ermont at 5.31am, last train at 11.31pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.16am, last train at 10.13pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Mantes la Jolie via Poissy :
- First train to Mantes at 6.15am, last train at 9.47pm.
- First train to Paris at 4.27am, last train at 8.44pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare -Vernon :
- First train to Vernon at 7.47am, last train at 8.47pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.13am, last train at 6.47pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Mantes la Jolie via Conflans Sainte-Honorine :
- First train to Mantes at 6.18am, last train at 8.16pm.
- First train to Paris at 4.42am, last train at 7.19pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Pontoise :
- First train to Pontoise at 6.05am, last train at 8.27pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.03am, last train at 9.49pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Boissy l'Aillerie :
- First train to Boissy at 6.05am, last train at 6.47pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.40am, last train at 9.07pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Gisors :
- First train to Gisors at 7.17am, last train at 6.47pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.13am, last train at 3.59pm.
- Line K: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 2.
- Line L: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 3.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Versailles Rive Droite :
- First train to Versailles at 5.52 am, last train at 8.22 pm.
- First train to Paris at 6.03am, last train at 8.03pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Saint-Nom la Bretèche :
- First train to Saint-Nom at 5.41am, last train at 7.43pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.48am, last train at 11.48pm.
- La Défense - Paris Saint-Lazare :
- First train to Paris at 5.10am, last train at 0.56am.
- No trains between La Défense and Versailles RD/ Saint Nom la Bretèche from 8.30pm.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Nanterre Université :
- First train to Nanterre Université at 5.21am, last train at 0.44am.
- First train to Paris at 5.03am, last train at 0.53am.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Maisons Laffitte :
- First train to Maisons Laffitte at 5.21am, last train at 0.44am.
- First train to Paris at 5.40am, last train at 0.33am.
- Paris Saint-Lazare - Cergy le haut :
- First train to Cergy at 6.41am, last train at 8.12pm.
- First train to Paris at 6.55am, last train at 7.14pm.
- Line N: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 3.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Paris Montparnasse - Rambouillet :
- First train to Rambouillet at 6.20am, last train at 10.35pm.
- First train to Paris at 4.37am, last train at 8.52pm.
- Paris Montparnasse - Dreux :
- First train to Dreux at 6.58am, last train at 8.28pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.22am, last train at 8.52pm.
- Paris Montparnasse - Mantes la Jolie :
- First train to Mantes at 5.35am, last train at 19.35pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.57am, last train at 10.26pm.
- Paris Montparnasse - Plaisir Grignon :
- First train to Plaisir at 5.35am, last train at 10.20pm.
- First train to Paris at 5.11am, last train at 9.50pm.
- Line P: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 2 on the :
- Paris / Meaux
- Paris / Coulommiers
- Paris / Provins
- Paris / Château-Thierry
- A replacement bus service will run between :
- Meaux and La Ferté-Milon
- Esbly and Crécy-La-Chapelle
- Line R: Very heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 5 only between 06:00 and 08:00 and between 17:00 and 20:00, and no trains between Montereau and Melun via Héricy.
- Current traffic forecasts by route:
- Gare de Lyon - Montereau :
- First train to Montereau at 08:46, last train at 21:46.
- First train to Gare de Lyon at 05:44, last train at 20:13.
- Gare de Lyon - Montargis :
- First train to Montargis at 06:16, last train at 18:07.
- First train to Gare de Lyon at 06:43, last train at 19:02.
- Line U: Heavy traffic disruption on Tuesday May 21. Expect 1 train out of 3.
- Current traffic forecast:
- First train to La Défense at 5.20 a.m., last train at 7.20 p.m.
- First train to La Verrière at 6.15am, last train at 8.14pm.
