Travelers will have to take their troubles patiently (again). Rail traffic is heavily interrupted this Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the end of the morning, between Paris and Normandy. In question ? A shell from the First World War was found near the tracks in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines), around 10 a.m.
9h53 [PARIS ? CAEN ? CHERBOURG]
A shell was discovered near the tracks in Mantes-la-Jolie. Traffic is interrupted on the axis, pending the arrival of the demining team.
I keep you informed
— SNCF NOMAD TRAIN (@train_nomad) September 3, 2020
A demining team arrived on site at 11:10 a.m. According to SNCF’s initial estimates, the intervention should have lasted around thirty minutes.
11h45 [PARIS ? CAEN ? CHERBOURG]
The intervention time of deminers is estimated at 30min.
Traffic could resume faster than expected.I keep you informed. https://t.co/N0bYoIT4st pic.twitter.com/RwX0Pi0yyX
— SNCF NOMAD TRAIN (@train_nomad) September 3, 2020
Trains between Paris and Normandy (Caen, Bayeux, Lison, Lisieux, Trouville, Deauville, Cherbourg, Valognes, etc.) were stationary at the end of the morning. Trains should leave around 1 p.m. But according to forecasts, the traffic could be disrupted for a good part of the afternoon.
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