Traffic at Gare de l’Est in Paris, which was disrupted all day after a “fire”, will remain “severely disrupted” on Wednesday.

Traffic will be disrupted at Gare de l’Est in Paris ” all day long “ on Tuesday, January 24 and “very upset” After Wednesday a “Electric cable fire” in Saint-Eu-Marne. “A dozen SNCF Réseau agents are working to repair as quickly as possible”According to the spokesperson. Mio’s prosecutor’s office announced the initiation of an investigation into intentional degradation and endangering the lives of others.

TGVs, as well as part of the TER and Transilien line P trains, have been unable to enter and exit the station since Tuesday morning. The movement of the RER E, the southern form of the P line and the TER, which connects Paris, Troyes and Mulhouse, in turn circulate normally, specifies the SNCF.

There will be traffic on Wednesday “very upset”Departing from or arriving at Gare de l’Est alerted the railway company in a situation report late in the afternoon. “There will be every third train on the TGV Est line, every second train on the Transilien P line (Meaux and Château-Thierry axis)”, defines SNCF. There will be a service “adapted” TER for Grand-Est “Services at Ile-de-France stations”. “We are already inviting travelers who can postpone tomorrow’s trips”Recommended by the railway company.

“Gasoline Trace”

The Minister of Transport announced this on Tuesday afternoon “I can’t guarantee yet” Train traffic will resume on Wednesday. Clement Boni, who spoke on the spot in front of several journalists, condemned it “scandalous misdeeds that must be punished and punished”And it is mentioned by A “Quite a special case, very serious”. he noted “Gasoline Trace” and fire “At two targeted points”. “I regret the impact on many people”He announced this on Franceinfo in the morning.

SNCF informed earlier in the morning “evil deed” in the signal box, which caused a complete disruption of TGV and TER traffic, as well as Transilien’s P line on departures and arrivals. “Around 3am, a cage containing electrical wiring for SNCF road signs was opened and burned. An SNCF agent called the police at 4:30 am.A police source told Agence France-Presse about it. Transilien line P Twitter page reports“Fire in technical room in Vayre sector” (Seine et Marne).

❌#InfoTrafic #LigneP 1/2 after an act of vandalism (fire on electric cables… https://t.co/1UjSptijKz

— LIGNEP_SNCF (@line P)

Some TGVs diverted to Gare du Nord

“This is unacceptable vandalism”, denounced Anne-Marie Palmier, director of the Ile-de-France production area of ​​SNCF Réseau at a mid-morning press briefing. At least 48 electrical harnesses, or about 600 cables, were burned. As they enable information to be provided in signal boxes, “Safety is no longer guaranteed”He added that the company had filed a complaint.

“We have prepared information [pour les] Travelers to all our sites, red vests [des volontaires chargés d’orienter les voyageurs] were deployed. Travelers who had reservations were notified.”said Christophe Fanichette, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs.

Several TGVs have been diverted to Gare du Nord, very close to Gare de l’Est, which handles around 41 million passengers annually according to SNCF figures from 2019. It serves both Grand-Est and international destinations such as. Like Germany and Luxembourg.