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SNCF files complaint after estate trees repeatedly fall on RER D tracks
Trees from the Star Academy château estate in Dammarie-lès-Lys have fallen onto RER D tracks twice this year.
The latest fall was on October 25, and stopped trains between Corbeil-Essonnes and Melun for more than six hours.
Other trees from the property fell onto the tracks during a storm in January.
SNCF Réseau, which manages railway infrastructure, filed a complaint against the property owner after efforts to settle the matter informally failed.
The owner says they did not know about the latest incident or the complaint, and says a tree surgeon was brought in after January's storm.
French law requires owners to keep vegetation near railway land far enough away from tracks and equipment.
The owner could face criminal penalties and pay for damage, and SNCF Réseau says it is also considering legal action.
SNCF Réseau has filed a complaint against the owner of the Domaine des Vives-Eaux after trees from the property repeatedly fell on RER D tracks.
The latest fall, on October 25, halted traffic between Corbeil-Essonnes and Melun for more than six hours.
The estate in Dammarie-lès-Lys, Seine-et-Marne, is known for the château used by the Star Academy.
SNCF Réseau says it tried to resolve the issue amicably and is considering further legal action.
The owner says he was unaware of the latest incident and the complaint, and says he hired a tree surgeon after a storm in January.
- Who
- SNCF Réseau filed a complaint against the owner of the Domaine des Vives-Eaux.
- What
- Trees from the estate fell on RER D tracks, disrupting rail traffic.
- When
- The latest reported fall was on October 25; other trees fell in January.
- Where
- Near the Domaine des Vives-Eaux in Dammarie-lès-Lys, Seine-et-Marne, on the RER D line between Corbeil-Essonnes and Melun.
- Why
- SNCF says property owners must maintain vegetation near railway infrastructure to keep it at a safe distance.
SNCF Réseau
Owner of the Domaine des Vives-Eaux
Responsibility
SNCF Réseau
SNCF says owners must maintain vegetation near railway infrastructure and keep branches and trees from encroaching on tracks.
Owner of the Domaine des Vives-Eaux
The owner says he had a tree surgeon intervene after the January storm.
Awareness
SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau filed a complaint after an attempt to resolve the situation amicably failed.
Owner of the Domaine des Vives-Eaux
The owner says he was not aware of the latest incident or the complaint.
Trees from the estate fell on the tracks after a storm, and SNCF Réseau filed a complaint against the owner that month.
Another tree from the property fell on the RER D tracks, disrupting traffic between Corbeil-Essonnes and Melun for more than six hours.
BFM reported that SNCF Réseau was considering whether to begin further legal proceedings.
- Estate
- Domaine des Vives-Eaux, Dammarie-lès-Lys, Seine-et-Marne
- Rail line
- RER D
- Latest disruption
- More than six hours
- Affected route
- Corbeil-Essonnes to Melun
- Latest reported incident
- October 25
3 sources
Les sanctions peuvent être lourdes: la SNCF porte plainte contre le propriétaire du château de la "Star Academy" à cause de chutes d'arbres à répétition sur les voies du RER
La SNCF porte plainte contre le château de la « Star Academy »
Star Academy : le trafic SNCF interrompu pendant 6 heures à cause d’un arbre du château, le propriétaire visé par une plainte
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