Overview
- - The high-speed corridor was hit late Monday when a train struck a person near Mâcon around 10 p.m., and the affected train later reversed to Lyon at about 3 a.m. after hours at a standstill.
- - SNCF said eight TGVs were delayed or rerouted onto slower classic lines to bypass the site, with at least one Paris–Marseille arrival posted more than nine hours late.
- - With hotel rooms in short supply, SNCF housed stranded passengers overnight in clean TGV rakes at Paris and Lyon stations, providing blankets and meals, then rebooked them on the first departures Tuesday morning.
- - Local reporting said the person hit was a 28-year-old man, a detail not yet formally confirmed by SNCF.
- - SNCF said affected travelers can claim compensation of up to 150% of the ticket price.