A “special children’s” TGV for the Christmas weekend. This is the announcement of Alain Krakovitch, the director of TGV-Intercités, while a strike by SNCF controllers will disrupt train traffic over the Christmas weekend. This train chartered by the SNCF which will go “from North to South” and “will allow at least 450 children to be able to join their families for Christmas”, indicated on BFM TV the manager of the transport company.
The objective of this exceptional measure is to take care of the children of the SNCF Junior & Cie support service. Those who would normally travel on this service and are affected by the Christmas strike will board this special train. And for the other children? The director assured “work ardently” in search of solutions, specifying to contact the families concerned “at this moment”.
Tickets refunded at 200%
In addition, Alain Krakovitch confirmed the exceptional compensation measure for travelers whose trains will be canceled this weekend. As announced Wednesday morning by Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs, tickets will be 200% refunded to travelers whose train has been cancelled.
Cancellations almost mainly concern TGVs. On Friday, two out of three TGVs should run on the Atlantic and Mediterranean axes, one out of two trains on the North axis (the Paris-Lille shuttle will be almost normal) and three out of four East TGVs. Two out of five TGVs will be canceled on Saturday and Sunday
A TGV on two province-province will circulate, according to a press release published by the SNCF on Tuesday. Three out of four Ouigo should also be able to leave. Finally, the SNCF announced this Wednesday evening that each traveler who will have his train canceled will receive a voucher for twice the value of his ticket.