Strike cancels 32 TER trains on three Brittany lines as 15 others run normally

The TER BreizhGo strike timetable for Tuesday, 29 September 2026, keeps 15 lines on normal service but removes 32 trains from three Brittany lines and schedules 16 coach runs.

TER BreizhGo, the SNCF regional rail service in Brittany, describes traffic as slightly disrupted by the national interprofessional strike and has published adapted timetables for the three affected lines. The totals below come from those three timetables.

Three lines on reduced service

Dol–Dinan–Saint-Brieuc is the hardest hit. Its strike-day timetable lists 23 cancelled TER trains, 12 towards Dol and 11 towards Saint-Brieuc. Thirteen coach runs cover part of the service, six towards Dol and seven towards Saint-Brieuc.

On Quimper–Brest, the adapted timetable shows 16 TER departures, seven of them cancelled: three of eight from Quimper and four of eight from Brest. SNCF adds three coach runs, one from Quimper and two from Brest.

Twelve Quimper–Brest services run: nine TER trains and three coaches. Times from the SNCF Quimper–Brest strike-day timetable.

Between Dinan and Rennes, two trains do not run: the 06:59 from Dinan to Rennes and the 17:25 return from Rennes. The Dinan–Rennes timetable lists no replacement coaches, and the Rennes–Saint-Malo line runs normally.

Dol–Dinan–Saint-Brieuc accounts for 23 of the 32 cancellations and 13 of the 16 coach runs. Counts by Railway Supply from the SNCF strike-day timetables for Dol–Dinan–Saint-Brieuc, Quimper–Brest and Dinan–Rennes. The Dol–Dinan–Saint-Brieuc and Dinan–Rennes timetables list only cancelled trains and, where provided, replacement coaches.

Fifteen lines on normal service

TER BreizhGo lists normal service on 15 lines, including the main routes out of Rennes:

• Rennes–Vannes–Quimper
• Rennes–Morlaix–Brest
• Rennes–Lannion
• Rennes–Nantes via Redon
• Rennes–Nantes via Sablé
• Rennes–Janzé–Châteaubriant
• Rennes–Vitré–Laval
• Rennes–La Brohinière–Saint-Brieuc
• Rennes–Montreuil-sur-Ille–Saint-Malo
• Rennes–Messac–Redon–Vannes
• Vannes–Lorient–Quimper
• Lannion–Brest
• Saint-Brieuc–Lannion–Morlaix–Brest
• Guingamp–Paimpol
• Guingamp–Carhaix

What passengers need on replacement coaches

SNCF conditions for its chartered coaches, printed with the adapted timetables, require a valid ticket before boarding. No tickets can be bought on board. Normal SNCF fares apply. Only folding bikes, folded, travel in the luggage hold, and electric scooters are not carried. Seat belts are compulsory, and the coaches have no child seats.

TER BreizhGo advises passengers to check their trains and connections through line timetables, the journey planner or a mobility app. Its free Contact’TER BreizhGo phone line, 0 800 880 562, is open from 07:00 to 20:00 on weekdays.

SUD-Rail’s 29 September strike call over pay

TER BreizhGo refers only to a national interprofessional movement and does not name the unions involved. In rail, the SUD-Rail federation called rail workers out on 29 September in an appeal dated 8 September. It cited the failure of pay talks in June. Its demands include pay rises in fixed amounts, new negotiations with the SNCF Group and an end to reorganisations and the transfer of activities to subsidiaries.

The union contrasts the SNCF Group’s €1.2 billion first-half profit, announced in July, with a general pay rise of 0.18% for rail staff. It also points to a joint union call in the public sector on the same day.

In the Paris region, Transilien SNCF expected disruption on lines C, D, E, R and V and normal service on its other lines. It advised passengers on the affected lines to limit journeys and work from home where possible.