“This year the situation is exceptional and important,” said Nabil Djaafer, director of the cabinet of SNCF travellers in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
“In 2022 in the region we experienced more than 210 shocks against animals (especially wild boars and cows) or against trees. [Cela représente] 42 aftershocks in November and 41 in December. This is 27% more than in 2021, which already had 30% more than in 2020. This causes many delays and trains are cancelled. »
“The situation paralyzes 10% of our railway fleet”
Why ? “A shock is on average 5 to 6 days of immobilisation in our maintenance centers (Besançon, Dijon, Nevers). »
According to Nabil Djaafer, the situation “cripples 10% of our fleet of trains in the region” which are under maintenance. To deal with this, from Monday 2 January until Friday 13 January, the transport plan in Burgundy-Franche-Comté has been adapted.
Trains cancelled
For the Côte-d’Or department, it provides for the removal of several trains:
➤Dijon/Chalon-sur-Saône axis: 8.50am, 12.19pm and 6.27pm
➤Chalon-sur-Saône/Dijon axis: 7.14am, 11.14am, 4.43pm
➤Dijon/Seurre axis: 8.44am, 6.06pm and 7.45pm (“A carriage is put in place at 7.45pm”, specifies Nabil Djaafer.)
➤Seurre/Dijon axis: 7am, 11.30am and 7.30pm
➤Dijon/Is-sur-Tille axis: 4.48pm (it is replaced by a coach at 4.50pm, arrives in Is-sur-Tille at 5.55pm)
Additional stops planned
Sometimes there are additional stops. This is the case of the Nuits-Saint-Georges station for trains: Lyon-Perrache (6:05 am), Nuits-Saint-Georges (8:07 am), Dijon-Ville (8:19 am); Lyon Part Dieu (10:18), Nuits-Saint-Georges (12:07), Dijon-Ville (12:19); Sens (6:24), Nuits-Saint-Georges (8:53) and Lyon Part Dieu (10:42); Dijon-Ville (12.41pm), Nuits-Saint-Georges (12.53pm), Lyon Part Dieu (2.43pm). »
