THIS POST IS A REPUBLISHED VERSION OF AN EMAIL COMMUNICATION SENT BY AUP Vice President for Security, Operations and Student Services Marc Montheard TO STUDENTS, PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ON December 4, 2019, ABOUT THE EXPECTED TRANSIT STRIKE IN PARIS. IT IS PART OF OUR SAFETY & SECURITY BLOG THAT ROUNDS UP ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
Tomorrow, December 5, 2019 will be the first day of a national strike which will impact transportation.
Here are the official estimations for tomorrow:
Metros
Lines 2, 3, 3 bis, 5, 6, 7 bis, 8, 10, 11, 12 et 13 will be closed all day
Lines 7 and 9 there will be 1 in 4 metros during rush hour (6:30 am to 9:30 am and 5pm to 8 pm)
Line 4 there will be 1 in 3 metros during rush hour (6:30 to 9:30 am and 5pm to 8 pm)
Lines 1 and 14 will circulate normally
RER
RER A there will be 1 in 2 trains during rush hour
RER B South to Gare du Nord, there will be 1 in 3 during rush hour
RER B North to CDG airport (connexion at Gare du Nord), there will be 1 in 5 all day
RER C there will only be trains from Paris Austerlitz to Bretigny (2 per hour)
RER D no trains circulating
Buses
One in three buses will be running all day
Tramways
One in three tramways during rush hour for lines 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 5
One in two all day for lines 6, 7, 8
TGV and Eurostar
10% of trains will circulate, you can check if your train has been canceled here, and ask to move the train or be reimbursed here
Planes
Only Air France has released figures with 30% of internal flights canceled and 15% of intra-Europe flights canceled.
Long flights are not impacted.
You should check with your airline company before you travel if your flight is impacted.
If you have any questions, feel free to visit the Student Development Helpdesk in C-409, or email them at studentdevelopment [at] aup.edu (studentdevelopment[at]aup[dot]edu) .
It is also likely that there will be some demonstrations tomorrow and as usual we urge you to stay away from the crowds to avoid any risk.
