the fall of a tree blocks a train for Annemasse, between 300 and 400 passengers concerned
In summary
This morning, Météo France placed Haute-Savoie on Orange snow ice alert and has just placed the department of Ain. At 8 a.m., the weather station noted 16 centimeters of snow in Evian, 9 centimeters in Bonneville and 7 centimeters in Cessy. The snowfall seems set to last longer than expected, until midday. A train to Annemasse is blocked because of a falling tree, which damaged a catenary. Between 300 and 400 passengers are affected. A recovery is possible around 12:30 p.m.
11:17 a.m.:
Yves Dubois, track team manager at SNCF Réseaux: “We are waiting for a colleague from La Roche to confirm that there is more current to work on the shaft. It is the safety procedure, because it is 25000 volts and a risk that there is always a little current. And it’s long because it’s stuck on the road. He should be there around 11:30 a.m., so that he can then intervene. A recovery is possible around 12:30 p.m.
11:15 a.m.:
Félicie and Malika are waiting for Félicie’s spouse, who will take them home, to Saint-Paul-en-Chablais for the first and to Thonon for the second. They both work in Geneva, this is the first time that this kind of problem has happened to them.
11:00 :
The train is still stuck on the tracks at Margencel. All passengers were evacuated and sheltered in the village hall. This train left at 7:21 from Evian this morning.
10:53 a.m.:
In the Vallée verte sector, due to very difficult access to the secondary network on the RD 903, axis La Roche sur Foron towards Bonne, exit n° 15 Vallée Verte is always saturated. The vehicles blocked to take this exit generated a traffic jam of 8 km, going up to Toisinges. It is strongly advised not to use this output.
On the Bardonnex sector, due to a difficult passage of customs related to the snow, a 2km stopper is still present.
10:23 a.m.:
A train to Annemasse has been blocked for three hours at the place called Les Frégates, in Margencel. Between 300 and 400 passengers are affected, because of the fall of a tree, having damaged a catenary. According to one of the passengers, “the train is blocked without heating, electricity or toilets, we are waiting…”, she indicates on the Facebook page Léman Express/delays and deletions.
10:18 a.m.:
In the Mont-Blanc tunnel, the snow is not yet disrupting traffic too much thanks to the continuous work of the snowploughs. Drivers are urged to exercise extreme caution.
9:50 a.m.:
Train traffic between Evian and Annemasse has been interrupted since 7:30 this morning, following the fall of a tree on the track just before Perrignier. Agents are in the process of clearing the area and controlling the entire line. The resumption of traffic is adapted around noon. No car traffic reports are retained.
The vehicles blocked to take this exit generated a traffic jam of 8 km, going up to Toisinges. It is strongly advised not to use this output.
In the Bardonnex sector, due to a difficult passage through customs due to the snow, an 8km plug has formed and goes up to Bossey.
9:28 a.m.:
In Thonon, a few centimeters of snow fell, without causing any major difficulties. The firefighters indicate that no intervention was made for traffic accident. However, a power line fell on the Pré des Moines path, it is not known if people are affected.
9:18 a.m.:
In Annemasse, at the exits of the A40, at the Etrembières roundabout, traffic is slowing down. No accidents were reported, but longer journey times due to snow and cars that sometimes find themselves across.
9 hours :
In Geneva: a truck across the road paralyzes the secondary network at the exit of Viry.
The morning snowfall surprised motorists this Friday morning, especially border workers. The major traffic difficulties are to be reported on the motorway and secondary network in Geneva.
The A41 between Saint-Martin-Bellevue and Geneva, Bardonnex customs, has been prohibited for heavy goods vehicles.
But on the secondary network, a truck just got in the way of the D1201, between Annecy and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. Totally paralyzing traffic. The area to absolutely avoid. The truck blocked uphill obstructs the passage after the Viry roundabout in the direction of Saint-Julien and the motorway slip road. He is being cleared.
In general, there are traffic jams everywhere in Geneva, due to traffic slowed down by the snow, but there are no other accidents to report at this time.
Haute-Savoie has been placed on snow and ice orange vigilance since this morning. Significant traffic difficulties are reported, including in the clear. They concern, among other things, the center of the department, in the sector of Bonne, Contamine-sur-Arve.
On Twitter, the prefecture has just announced the ban on heavy goods vehicles on the A41 from the Saint-Martin-Bellevue toll station, in the Chambéry-Geneva direction.
For now, it is not snowing in the center of Annecy.