rail traffic severely degraded this Monday morning
The morning promises to be complicated for train users in Normandy. This Sunday evening, the SNCF tells France Bleu that many lines will simply be suspended tomorrow morning on the Normandy lines this Monday due to the orange alert announced by Météo-France.
Strong winds are announced on the coasts of Calvados, the Channel and the Seine Maritime placed in orange vigilance all night and this Monday morning, with gusts up to 140km / h on the entire western facade of the Cotentin. The SNCF, as a safety measure, therefore decides to interrupt traffic on the Cherbourg-Caen-Evreux, Le Havre-Rouen, Caen-Rouen, Caen-Le Mans, Caen-Rennes, Granville-Dreux, Fécamp-Le Havre axes. – Rollville. It is therefore a good part of passenger traffic, in particular the service from Cherbourg to Paris via Caen, which will be impacted.
Traffic will be reopened after the reconnaissance trains have passed from 9:30 a.m.
According to Météo France, the depression will “circulate along the Channel coasts overnight from Sunday to Monday and Monday morning”. “The location and intensity of the strongest gusts have yet to be refined,” adds the organization. The orange vigilance could at least extend until the beginning of the afternoon on Monday January 16, with gusts of 100 km / h inland and up to 120 km / h on the Normandy coast.