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
Updates
Apr 24, 2026
The Lyon-area SNCF TER strike over the plan to run trains without conductors went ahead on 23 April 2026. Local media reported the action that morning, and SNCF published adapted timetables for that day due to a local social movement, confirming it occurred.
✅ Completed
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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