The rush hour will be brought forward "
in the coming days
" in public transport in the Paris region to adapt to the implementation of the curfew at 6:00 p.m., Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) said on Friday. .
"
The curfew advanced by the state at 6:00 p.m.
(from Saturday, editor's note
) will force some travelers to leave earlier than usual,
" noted the regional transport authority in a statement.
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"
The evening rush hour offer currently starting at 4.30 p.m., Ile-de-France Mobilités has asked operators to quickly implement the reinforcements before 4.30 p.m. which would be necessary to bring the rush hour forward
", he added. she adds.
“
Very concretely, the region is preparing to bring forward the afternoon rush hour (...), in order to strengthen the bus offer, the metro offer from 1530 instead of 4:30 pm for allow you to get home faster and to avoid traffic congestion around 5.30pm / 6.00pm,
”said Valérie Pécresse, president of IDFM.
This reinforcement corresponds to an increase in the offer "
of the order of 25% to 30%
", she told the online media Brut.
On the other hand, the evening offer, currently smaller from 9:00 p.m., could be "
around 7:00 p.m.
", said IDFM.
Ile-de-France Mobilités must still consult user associations before validating the transport plans of the RATP, the SNCF and the Optile network of suburban buses, and will make public "
in the coming days
" the details of these "
adjustments
", according to the statement.