The RER C and Austerlitz station affected by a breakdown for almost two hours

Many trains canceled and a slow line: RER C traffic was still very disrupted this Tuesday, March 19 in the morning after a major breakdown, despite the mobilization of SNCF teams during the night. Train traffic was interrupted for around two hours Monday evening, due to the electrical failure of a signal box at the Paris-Austerlitz station, which also disrupted traffic between Paris and Aubrais (Loiret), AFP learned from the SNCF.

Passengers of an RER C blocked for “nearly two hours” near the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station, found themselves on the tracks, according to images circulating on social networks, which was confirmed by the SNCF. “The travelers chose for themselves to get off because they were close to the station,” said an SNCF spokesperson, who specified that at the station, SNCF agents “were there to welcome them ".

Traffic had to be interrupted between Champ de Mars and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, said the SNCF, according to which other trains “were immobilized outside the platform”. The SNCF Réseau teams “were able to reactivate the signal station” and traffic resumed “a little before 10 p.m.”, in a “progressive” manner, according to this source. Passengers were still waiting for a train at Austerlitz station, according to a situation update from the SNCF shortly before 11 p.m., which however assured that “everyone” would “be able to go home this evening”.