Line 12 of the Paris metro takes off towards the north.
Finished, the terminus at the Popular Front station.
Two new stops are opening this Tuesday: Aimé Césaire and Mairie d'Aubervilliers at the end of the line.
“With this extension, we are expecting 40,000 additional passengers on this line, which already accommodates 250,000”
, underlines Laurent Probst, general manager of IDFM (Île-de-France Mobilités)
,
the organization which manages public transport in the region. .
Forecasts made before the pandemic, however.
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However, if the health crisis is receding today, it has reshuffled the cards.
“Since January, attendance has peaked at 80% compared to 2019
, admits Laurent Probst.
It varies depending on the day of the week: 78% on Friday, 82% on Tuesday and Thursday, almost 90% on weekends.
A disaffection poorly explained: teleworking and the absence of Chinese tourists are not enough to account for the phenomenon.
This is bad news for IDFM, which was counting on an increase in attendance…
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