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“The train is our metro, we need reliability”: in the center of France, the dismay of those forgotten by the SNCF

2024-04-20T05:12:46.332Z


Delays, cancellations, poor transport conditions... Massif Central train users have been experiencing setbacks for decades. Elected officials and groups are concerned about the consequences on the attractiveness of the territory.


On the platform of Limoges-Bénédictins station, Cécile keeps staring at the notice board. His train to Paris is announced to be a few minutes late.

“If that's all, we can consider ourselves lucky today

,” breathes the forty-year-old, who makes this journey every day to go to work. A few meters further on, Sophie sums up this situation that she knows only too well:

“It’s the lottery. We never know what awaits us. But when you win, you don't arrive early, just on time. »

A feeling shared by many users of this Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse (POLT) line. A hashtag #RaslePOLT is launched on social networks during each disturbance. Several collectives have been formed, including Urgence Ligne POLT. At its head, Jean-Claude Sandrier:

“We have been mobilizing for fourteen years. But today's situation is unheard of,”

comments the former deputy for Cher, the department crossed by this maligned train.

“If we have to go further, we will go down the rails”

To overcome these recurring problems, SNCF recently announced…

Source: lefigaro

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