Question 6668 — rail transport

Summary

Mr. Bérenger Cernon questions the Minister to the Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization, responsible for transport, on the urgent need to reopen the Perpignan - Villefranche-de-Conflent line. On July 24, 2025, a train on the railway line linking Perpignan to Villefranche-Vernet-les-Bains derailed, injuring 9 people. This derailment was caused by a mudslide and a rock slide. near Eus, injuring nine people. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. Five people were slightly injured and three of them had to be transported to a hospital. This line is the very example of the need to have small lines in the territory. Indeed, this line allows the opening up of territories and access to mobility for many inhabitants who, without the train, would have no choice but to take their own car. At a time when the climate emergency requires collective action and commitment, it seems unlikely that this line will remain closed. Users have been waiting for this line to reopen for more than three months. The fragility of a bridge following the derailment leads to its destruction, and the reconstruction of a new one is currently completely blocked. Discussions are at a standstill making the line completely inoperable for months. This is not the first time that such an incident has occurred and, until now, rapid solutions have systematically been found. Thus and for all these reasons, he hopes that this situation will find a favorable outcome quickly and that a rapid commitment to work and therefore reopening of the line will be made.

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