Switzerland: Delays & disruptions

Engineering works are happening in Switzerland. Major disruptions are listed below, You can check the status of a train using the Swiss departure board.

IN THIS ARTICLE

• Current disruption
• What to do if you experience a delay

Current disruption

Lyria - Trains cancelled on 26 & 27 May 2023

Due to the growing social strike, Lyria TGV traffic will be slightly affected on Friday May 26 and Saturday May 27. 

You will find below the list of trains cancelled on these days:

Trains cancelled on Friday May 26::

Paris <> Geneva:

Departing from Paris on n°9765 at 10.15am.

Paris <> Lausanne:

From Paris, n°9775 will run fine but will be limited to Geneva, Lausanne will not be served.

From Lausanne, n°9784 will run well but will be from Geneva, Lausanne will not be served.

Trains cancelled on Saturday May 27:

Paris <> Geneva:

From Paris, n°9765 at 10.15am.

From Geneva, n°9764 at 8.29am and n°9780 at 6.29pm.

Paris <> Lausanne via Geneva:

From Paris, n°9761 at 6.18am.

From Lausanne, n°9774 at 1:45pm.

Paris <> Basel/Zurich :

From Paris, n°9213 at 12:19 p.m.

From Zurich, n°9234 at 6:34 p.m.

You can decide to cancel or postpone your trip by refunding or exchanging your ticket, free of charge , on our website, if your train has been cancelled.

Lyria - Strike action in France on 16 May 2023

In case of a national social labour movement in France, all Lyria lines are likely to be disrupted.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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Widespread engineering and maintenance works are currently happening in France. The most important incidents are listed below, but please visit SBB's Traffic info page for a list of all the ongoing disruptions.

Lyria - Disrupted traffic on 20 April 2023

As part of the national strike action in France on 20 April, train traffic could be disrupted on all lines operated by TGV Lyria:

Lyria - Disrupted traffic on 6 April 2023

As part of the national industrial action, train traffic could be disrupted on all lines operated by TGV Lyria:

Lyria - Disrupted traffic on 6 April 2023

As part of the national industrial action, train traffic could be disrupted on all lines operated by TGV Lyria:

Lyria - Disrupted traffic from 27 March 2023

As part of the national strike action, train traffic will be severely disrupted from Monday 27 March 2023 on all lines operated by TGV Lyria.

Lyria - Disrupted traffic from 20 March 2023

As part of the national strike action, train traffic will be severely disrupted from Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 March 2023 on all lines operated by TGV Lyria.

Lyria - Disrupted traffic from 07 March 2023

Due to a strike action in France, train traffic will be severely disrupted from Tuesday 7 March 2023 on all lines operated by TGV Lyria.

The following trains will be cancelled on 7 March 2023:

The following trains will be cancelled on 8 March 2023:

The following trains will be cancelled on 9 March 2023:

The following trains will be cancelled on 10 March 2023: 

The following trains have been cancelled on the 13th March 2023:

The following trains have been cancelled on the 14th March 2023:

The following trains have been cancelled on the 15th March 2023:

Lyria - Disrupted traffic from 15 to 16 February 2023

Due to strike, TGV Lyria traffic will be disrupted from 15 to 16 February.

If your train has been cancelled, you have the possibility to exchange or obtain a refund of your ticket free of charge, regardless of the initial conditions of the ticket.

Lyria - Disrupted traffic from 6 to 9 February 2023 

Due to strike, TGV Lyria traffic will be disrupted from 6 to 9 February.

If your train has been cancelled, you have the possibility to exchange or obtain a refund of your ticket free of charge, regardless of the initial conditions of the ticket.

Lyria - National strike in France planned on January 31 2023

Due to strike, TGV Lyria traffic will be disrupted on 30 and 31 January.

If your train has been cancelled, you have the possibility to exchange or obtain a refund of your ticket free of charge, regardless of the initial conditions of your ticket.

Lyria - Traffic disruption from December 23 to December 26

Due to strike from December 23 to December 26 TGV Lyria traffic has been modified.

Cancelled trains on Friday, December 23:

• Paris <> Geneva/Lausanne

• Paris <> Vallorbe/Lausanne

• Paris <> Basel/Zurich

Cancelled trains on Saturday, December 24:

• Paris <> Geneva/Lausanne

• Paris <> Vallorbe/Lausanne

• Paris <> Basel/Zurich

Cancelled trains on Sunday, December 25:

• Paris <> Geneva/Lausanne

• Paris <> Vallorbe/Lausanne

• Paris <> Basel/Zurich

Lyria - National strike in France from 01 to 05 December 2022

Due to the social movement on December 2, 3 and 4, we inform you that the TGV Lyria transport plan is adapted. 

Limitations of all TGV Lyria in Geneva and Basel are planned. Zurich and Lausanne will not be served in both directions.

Please find below the trains CONFIRMED:

• Friday 2nd December 2022:

• Saturday 3rd December 2022:

• Sunday 4th December 2022:

 Lyria - National strike in France on October 18th

Please be advised that the following trains are cancelled due to a national rail strike in France:

• 9765 from Paris Gare de Lyon at 10h18 to Geneva

• 9776 from   Geneva at 16h29 to  Paris Gare de Lyon

• 9789 from  Paris Gare de Lyon at 20h18 to Geneva

 LYRIA - Strike on September 29th and 30th 

Thursday 29 September 2022

• 9763 departure from Paris Gare de Lyon at 08h18 to Geneva: Train cancelled
• 9770 departure from Genève at 12h29 to Paris Gare de Lyon: Train cancelled
• 9781 departure from Paris Gare de Lyon at 18h18 to Geneva: Train cancelled

Friday 30 September 2022

• 9764 departure from Lausanne at 07h23 to de Paris Gare de Lyon: Train cancelled
• 9211 departure from Paris Gare de Lyon at 10h22 to Bâle/Zurich: Train cancelled
• 9226 departure from Zurich at 15h34 and 16h34 from Bâle, to Paris Gare de Lyon: Train cancelled

Lyria - Engineering works in France and Switzerland - Update.

Due to engineering works on the line in France and Switzerland, travel will be especially disrupted. Trains between Paris and Zurich will terminate in Basel (in both directions):

• The weekends of 24 and 25 September, 22 and 23 October, and 3 and 4 December
The Basel<>Zurich connection will be provided by an SBB train service, which can be booked alongside your TGV Lyria ticket. 

Due to works planned for the weekends of 17/18 and 25/26 September as well as for the weekends of 1/2 and 8/9 October, the impact on the traffic will be as following:

• Modification on the Paris - Geneva from October 29th to November 1st:

 October 29th 2022:

October 30th 2022: 

October 31st 2022:

November 1st 2022:

Lyria - Engineering works in France and Switzerland.

Due to engineering works on the line in France and Switzerland, travel will be disrupted on TGV Lyria in the first half of 2022, particularly between Basel and Zurich. 

Trains between Paris and Zurich will terminate in Basel (in both directions):

• • From 18 February to 6 March
  • the weekends of 19-20 March, 26-27 March, 2-3 April and 9-10 April
  • From 19 April to 1 May
  • From 26 May to 24 July

The Basel<>Zurich connection will be provided by an SBB train service, which can be booked alongside your TGV Lyria ticket. 

Please check here the complete calendar.

What to do if you experience a delay

Please speak to staff on the train or at the station if you are delayed. They will have the most up to date information and can tell you what to do. Also, ask the staff to stamp your ticket with proof of delay. This will make it easier for you to travel on later trains.

Keep all of your tickets until you return home. They can be used to submit a claim to the rail operator if you incur any unavoidable additional costs (new tickets, taxis).

For more information, please see our Help article: What happens if I miss my connection.