Question 14159 — rail transport

Summary

Mr. Laurent Alexandre draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, responsible for transport, to a subject which had already been the subject of an alert in June 2023: the quality of service on the Paris-Rodez night train line. For a resident of Aveyron, it is, in normal operation, the most economical and ecological way to reach Paris, without loss of time by compared to the individual car. However, for many months, cancellations and incidents on this line have been legion: around fifty since the summer while no train has run between the end of November and December 11, 2023. In addition, users, families and workers, are very often presented with a fait accompli and forced to give up trips sometimes planned for a long time, to the extent that the opening of booking trains is not accompanied by any anticipation in the face of recurring incidents. Finally, the timetables in the Paris-Rodez direction do not currently correspond to a night line, the train leaving Paris-Austerlitz at 6:51 p.m. on weekdays and 7:27 p.m. on weekends (for an arrival in Rodez more than 12 hours later for a journey which should only last around 8 hours). This too premature departure time actually excludes a part of potential users who work in Paris. At the same time, other night train lines, such as the Paris-Aurillac on December 10, 2023, are inaugurated with great fanfare. Furthermore, it appears that the majority of incidents noted are less correlated with the presence of network improvement works nearby than with the chronic lack of investment in rolling stock and its maintenance (breakdowns, delays in maintenance periods due to staffing pressures and the distance from technical centers, etc.), the replacement of which is only announced at the end of the work in progress. The MP therefore also wishes to know the objective reasons which seem to prevent us from guaranteeing the provision of replacement equipment in the event of a breakdown. In the response to his previous questioning on the subject, he was assured that the State, SNCF Voyageurs and SNCF Réseau did everything they could to find solutions, but without specifying either their nature or the timetable for their application. Six months later, the situation is unchanged, if not degraded, and no clear perspective is given to Aveyron residents either on the restoration of a quality service, or on the opening of a diversion route in the short term. Thus, he therefore wishes that be brought to his knowledge of the progress of discussions with stakeholders and that tangible and planned commitments are reaffirmed regarding the effective and efficient circulation of night trains in the Occitanie region, particularly for the Paris-Rodez line.

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