PARIS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The public transport operator in Paris and the Ile-de-France region is on strike on Friday due to disagreement between unions and management over annual pay increase.
The public transport company in Paris and Ile-de-France region, RATP Group, said the strike would cause heavily disrupted traffic, urging people to differ their travels.
For the subways, some lines were saturated while others only functioned during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and different stations closed. In total, eight lines were interrupted.
The train service between Paris and the suburbs (RER) was affected and circulated between 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. with one train out of two working during peak hours and one train out of three working in normal hours.
Buses and tramways were functioning on a reduced service.
The public was asked to check the updated timetables during the day before setting off. ■
