How France keeps its trains running amidst a nation-wide lockdown

Image: Wikimedia Commons. JulienSNCF

France is one of the countries in Europe where the coronavirus has been most severe, especially in the eastern region of Alsace. This has had an impact on railway traffic: nothing is the same anymore. But freight traffic has not stopped. In fact, 95 per cent of the customer demand has been met since the outbreak of the pandemic, says SNCF Réseau, the infrastructure manager of the French railway network.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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How France keeps its trains running amidst a nation-wide lockdown

Image: Wikimedia Commons. JulienSNCF

France is one of the countries in Europe where the coronavirus has been most severe, especially in the eastern region of Alsace. This has had an impact on railway traffic: nothing is the same anymore. But freight traffic has not stopped. In fact, 95 per cent of the customer demand has been met since the outbreak of the pandemic, says SNCF Réseau, the infrastructure manager of the French railway network.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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