Train traffic was interrupted Monday evening for around two hours on the RER C line, due to the electrical failure of a signal box at Paris-Austerlitz station, which also disrupted traffic between Paris and les Aubrais (Loiret), AFP learned from the SNCF.
Passengers of an RER C blocked for
“nearly two hours”
near the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station, found themselves on the tracks, according to images circulating on social networks, which was confirmed by the SNCF.
“The travelers chose for themselves to get off because they were close to the station
,” said an SNCF spokesperson, who specified that at the station, SNCF agents
“were there to welcome them »
.
Immobilized trains
Traffic had to be interrupted between Champ de Mars and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, said the SNCF, according to which other trains
“were immobilized outside the platform”
.
The SNCF Réseau teams
“were able to reactivate the
switch station” and traffic resumed
“a little before 10 p.m.”
, in a
“progressive”
manner , according to this source.
Passengers were still waiting for a train at Austerlitz station, according to a situation update from the SNCF shortly before 11:00 p.m., which however assured that
“everyone”
would
“be able to go home this evening”
.