Notice to all travellers, a fire which broke out at the end of the morning, south of Valence, near the high-speed line linking Lyon to the Mediterranean, disrupted TGV traffic on Saturday with delays of up to at 3 o’clock, said the SNCF.
The TGVs were immediately diverted to the classic line, which causes “delays of 45 to 60 minutes”, but the three trains already engaged will be 2 to 3 hours late, a spokesperson for the company told AFP. AFP. The circulation of trains resumed at midday, after a big hour of interruption, he completed a little later.
The fire, which started from a rest area on the A7 motorway in the town of Allan (Drôme), was fixed after burning 3 hectares, according to the departmental operational fire and rescue (Codis) of the Drome.
The SNCF expects 1 million travelers in its TGV and Intercités in this weekend of crossover between July and August, one of the busiest of the year.