The New York Times, 1/29:
Chaos in Paris Commute as RER Train Drivers Go on Strike Over Assault
Commuters crowded the passageways of the RER Paris-suburban train network on Thursday at the Chatelet-Les Halles station in Paris. Credit Stephane De Sakutin/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPARIS — Railway traffic on Europe’s busiest commuter line came to a near standstill in Paris and its suburbs on Thursday as train drivers went on strike to protest the assault of a driver on Wednesday night.
Commuters faced chaos and thousands of morning travelers were unable to take the A line of the railway network that links Paris to its suburbs, known as the RER. The A line runs through central Paris and stretches from the northwestern suburbs to the southeastern ones, linking busy hubs such as La Défense, the business district, and Disneyland Paris and carrying a million passengers a day.
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