The Paris metro will circulate in a very limited way on the evening of Thursday, December 31, with half of the lines open due to the curfew linked to Covid-19, announced the Paris police headquarters.
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To enforce the curfew, "
the prefect of police asked the RATP to significantly reduce its public transport offer while ensuring a minimum supply for people with a reason to travel, especially those who work
", indicates the police headquarters in a press release.
As a result, only half of the 16 metro lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13 and 14) "will
operate from 9 p.m. and until the end of service between midnight and 1 a.m. , with reduced frequencies, and will serve a limited number of stations,
”she explains.
This measure will be supplemented by reinforced controls, particularly on the main roads, underlines the police headquarters.
The RERs, suburban trains, tram and buses will operate according to the usual hours of curfew evenings.
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The curfew remaining in force from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on New Year's Eve, "
any gathering of people will therefore be prohibited and the reasons for leaving strictly limited and subject to the possession of a certificate
", recalls the prefecture of police.