Rail services across France will be severely disrupted on Wednesday, June 10th, with multiple trains cancelled as unions stage a coordinated strike – the first joint industrial action at SNCF since late 2024. Here’s what it means if you’re planning on travelling.
The strike has been called by French rail service unions as a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay, conditions and company reorganisation.
A traffic perturbé (disrupted service) should be expected nationwide, and there may be some knock-on disruption on Thursday.
SNCF’s strike timetable released on Monday evening shows that one third of TGV (high speed train) services will be cancelled on Wednesday.
On services that do run, passengers should expect delays, cancellations and crowded services.
In a statement, SNCF said that affected passengers are being contacted directly. “All passengers are being contacted in the event of a train cancellation and are entitled to a refund or the option to book another train free of charge,” the company said.
Intercités, non-high-speed trains, are expected to face more significant disruption, with only half the normal services running.
Meanwhile the local TER services are expected to be ‘severely disrupted’, with details being released on a regional level on Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
Services on the Eurostar will also be affected with the company expecting severe disruption – six trains are cancelled on Wednesday with one service on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday morning also cancelled. Anyone with a trip booked should check with the company that their train is still running.
The strike does not affect services on the Paris Metro, bus or tram network, since this is not operated by SNCF, but there may be disruption on the RER or Transilien. Other city public transport networks are not impacted.
Travellers are advised to check their journey details in advance and allow extra time for travel as the strike action affects services across the country.
