Lyon-area SNCF train controllers announce strike for April 23, 2026 over plan to remove conductors on Mâcon–Lyon–Valence line
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Train controllers in the Lyon area voted a new strike day for Thursday, April 23, 2026, opposing the move to one-person operation (EAS) on the Mâcon–Lyon–Valence TER route. Recent local actions and union mobilizations signaled growing resistance to the plan and warned of service disruptions around Lyon and Valence.
This alert was originally created on 13 April 2026.
Public Impact
Train
Effective Dates
Organizer
Affected Locations
- Lyon
- Valence
- Mâcon
Sources
- https://www.lutte-ouvriere.org/portail/breves/sncf-lyon-ras-bol-course-profit-193460.html
- https://www.leprogres.fr/social/2026/04/08/ter-sans-controleur-une-greve-des-cheminots-prevue-ce-vendredi-a-lyon
- https://www.tonicradio.fr/un-mouvement-de-greve-a-la-sncf-pourrait-perturber-les-ter-autour-de-lyon
- https://www.ledauphine.com/social/2026/04/07/axe-valence-macon-un-appel-a-la-greve-pour-les-controleurs-sncf
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