The public transport authority of the Lille metropolis anticipates “major disruptions” on its network on Tuesday, in a context of social movements and the passage of the Olympic flame.
Traffic on the transport network in the Lille area should be “severely disrupted” this Tuesday, July 2 in connection with the passing of the Olympic flame and a social movement within the company, the Ilévia transport authority predicts this Monday .
On metro lines 1 and 2, the trains will “run with a modified frequency” during the day, in this case one every 2.5 minutes on line 1 and one every three minutes on line 2.
Significant disruptions on the tramway
The disruptions will be more palpable on the tram network: Ilévia plans a passage every 15 minutes on the shared Gare Lille Flandre-Croisé Laroche section and 30 minutes on the Tourcoing branch. Furthermore, the Gare Lille Europe station will not be served between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
“Following the works (planned until August 25, Editor’s note), the relay buses which provide the connection between the different termini and Roubaix/Tourcoing will operate with modified frequencies,” the authority specifies, without giving any figures.
Many bus lines cancelled or diverted
Significant disruptions are also anticipated on the bus side, with “modified frequencies and amplitudes” on some of them. Others will not run, namely lines 9, 30, 32, 35, 36, 51, CO1, CO3, C10, C11, C12, MWR, Z6, L91E, CITL and the Navette du Vieux-Lille (NVL).
The bus lines that will pass through the Olympic flame passage area “will be diverted to the Lille and Roubaix/Tourcoing sector” with terminus changes as well.
The V’lille self-service bicycle stations located in this area will also be “inaccessible during the event”.
