Train passengers in France have been warned they could face severe disruption to their journeys on Tuesday as rail workers carry out an all-day strike over pay and working conditions, reports FRANCE 24.
The latest walkout by employees of French state-owned rail company SNCF – the third in two months, will begin at 7pm Monday evening and run until 8am Wednesday morning, though it will be on Tuesday that travellers can expect the biggest delays.
Only half of high-speed TGV services will be running, SNCF said in a statement, along with just 40 percent of all regional TER trains.
Just one in three of SNCF's Intercités trains will run while half of all trains on the Paris region's Transilien network will be cancelled.
RER rail services in the capital are also set to be significantly disrupted with one train in two running on the RER line B, one in three on line C and D and two in three on line E. RER line A is set to run as normal.
International services are set to be largely unaffected though night trains will not be running, SNCF told the AFP news. It advised passengers to avoid travel or seek alternatives for their journeys wherever possible.