After the announcement Monday evening by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron of a general confinement, public transport in Ile-de-France is adapting and now respond to the directives of the Ministry of Transport. Consequence: the offer of public transport is reduced and the Ile-de-France residents for the first day of confinement are logically more and more rare on the network, a sign that telework and the instructions to stay at home are respected. The RATP evokes this Tuesday an 80% drop in validations of Navigo passes compared to a normal day.
This Wednesday, the drop in traffic will continue. There will be an average of 50% of metros on the day and 60% during rush hour. But serving hospitals will be a priority, indicates the regional authority Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM). On the RER A and B trains, globally one in two trains will run. Finally, on the bus and tram network, 70% of traffic will be provided. On the SNCF side, Transilien users can count on one train out of two.
In addition, Île-de-France had a record Tuesday in terms of traffic flow. The Dirif (Direction des routes d'Ile-de-France) thus recorded at the height of the day ... 11 km of traffic jams, at 9:20 a.m. At the same time, an open Tuesday, it is on average… 330 km.
