A train broken down on the line between Paris and Lyon, several delays caused on the Trenitalia and SNCF networks

The breakdown took place in Vianges (Côte-d’Or) and disrupted rail traffic on numerous connections on Christmas Day.

The log will wait a bit, for travelers who celebrate Christmas at lunchtime rather than in the evening. The technical breakdown of a Trenitalia train at Vianges (Côte-d’Or) caused delays for other trains of the Italian railway company and for those of its French competitor SNCF, on the morning of Thursday December 25.

“Train FR6147 is currently at a standstill due to a technical intervention on the train”Trenitalia said on his accountaround 7:40 a.m. Train FR6650 was stopped due to this technical intervention, and both trains experienced delays of around 50 minutes, according to company details before 9 a.m.

But the delays did not stop with the Italian company. SNCF trains also suffered from this breakdown on the line between Paris and Lyon. The TGV Inoui 6603 which was due to arrive at Lyon-Perrache at 9:10 a.m. was delayed by 1 hour 20 minutes, according to the French company’s website consulted at 10:30 a.m.. In the other direction, the TGV Inoui 6612 which was to leave at 9:50 a.m. from Lyon-Perrache to Lyon station in Paris, was expected to experience a delay of 55 minutes. Other Inoui or Ouigo trains heading to the Paris station were also delayed, coming from Marseille, Saint-Etienne, Geneva or Perpignan.