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Will you have to change your itinerary this summer? Update on the many transportation projects planned in Île-de-France

2023-06-06T16:32:11.624Z

Highlights: RER, metro, tram... As every year, the summer period rhymes with major works in the Paris region's public transport. Le Figaro takes stock of the disruptions to be expected, line by line. To avoid chaos and in order to "accompany people in their travels and especially tourists who discover the network", a display device will be deployed "in the stations and stations concerned" and information leaflets will be "distributed to travelers", promise IDFM, SNCF and RATP.


RER, metro, tram... As every year, the summer period rhymes with major works in the Paris region's public transport. Le Figaro takes stock of the disruptions to be expected, line by line.


Taking advantage of the average third of passengers who desert their lines during the summer period, Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the organizing authority for public transport in the Paris region, takes advantage of the months of July and August each year to carry out major works. The coming summer will not escape the rule and many disruptions are looming for users who will stay in the Paris region in the summer.

This Tuesday, IDFM has indeed confirmed that "from June until the end of August, 5 RER lines, 7 train lines, 9 metro lines and 4 tram lines will experience work requiring temporary traffic interruptions". To avoid chaos and in order to "accompany people in their travels and especially tourists who discover the network", a display device will be deployed "in the stations and stations concerned" and information leaflets will be "distributed to travelers", promise IDFM, SNCF and RATP.

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Paris Metro

No less than 9 metro lines are concerned, starting with line 4 - currently being automated - which will be closed every evening from 22:15, from Wednesday to Thursday inclusive, from 19 April to 20 July inclusive, except 13 July and Sunday morning until noon on 18 June, 2 and 23 July.

On line 5, repair work will require a closure between Gare du Nord and République from 19 July to 11 August. Same thing on line 6, where traffic will be interrupted between Nation and Bercy stations from July 22 to August 27 inclusive. On line 7, work planned at Porte de la Villette station will result in the partial closure of the line between La Courneuve 8 May 1945 and Gare de l'Est (temporary terminus).

Little affected by the summer work, line 9 will only be closed on Sunday, September 3. A total closure is planned on line 11, which crosses the north-eastern quarter of Paris, every evening from 22pm, from Tuesday to Thursday inclusive as well as five Sundays in the coming months: July 9, July 30 and August 27. In addition, line 12 will be closed between Front Populaire and Jules Joffrin from 2 to 8 August 2023 inclusive.

As part of the arrival of metro MF19 on line 13, work is being carried out at Porte de Saint Ouen, which will be closed from 19 July to 18 August inclusive. Please note that trains will continue to run but will not stop at the station. Finally, line 14 is not to be outdone, since - due to its extension to Orly - traffic will be interrupted on the entire line on a regular basis. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening, until July 27, from 22 pm (except Mondays May 1st and 8th, Wednesday May 17th and Thursday May 18th, Wednesday June 21st) but also on Monday May 29th, Sunday June 11th and July 9th from the start of service until 16pm. The line will also be closed all day, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July and from Saturday 29 July to Friday 11 August inclusive.

Major work is planned this summer in the Paris region's transport. Île-de-France Mobilités

Good to know, the Orlyval automatic metro, which connects Antony station to Orly airport, will be under maintenance and therefore closed to users on July 24, 25, 26 and 27.

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RER in Île-de-France

Reputed to be the busiest train line in Europe, the RERA will not escape the work this summer. The closures will be concentrated in August. No trains will run between Nation and Val-de-Fontenay or between Nation and Fontenay-sous-Bois between August 9 and 18. Replacement buses will make it possible to reach Paris from both stations. On the other side of the line, no trains will run between the stations of Cergy-le-Haut and Conflans-Fin d'Oise from 5 to 20 August.

Partial closures will multiply this summer on the RERB, which crosses the Paris region from North to South. The stop at Bagneux station will not be marked from May 29 to August 27 in both directions of traffic, and the line will be closed between Bourg-la-Reine and Robinson, Robinson branch, from July 22 to August 25 inclusive.

In addition, on the southern part of the line, no trains will run on the Fontaine-Michalon - Massy-Palaiseau section will be closed from 14 July to 20 August inclusive. Additional closures are to be expected, from July 22 to August 4 between Massy-Palaiseau and Croix de Berny and from July 24 to August 12, from 23:30 pm, between Denfert-Rochereau and Gare du Nord.

Other summer closures planned on the RERC. On July 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th, trains will be direct between Choisy-leRoi and Juvisy. A little later in mid-July, the heart of the line will be closed from July 15 to August 26, and no trains will run between Avenue Henri Martin, Javel and Austerlitz stations, as well as Javel station. South of the line, the section between Pont de Rungis-Aéroport d'Orly and Massy-Palaiseau will be closed on the same dates, between 15 July and 26 August inclusive.

On the RERD, users will have to be careful from 10 to 29 July and from 31 July to 26 August, when trains will only run in one direction. On weekdays, trains will run from 4:25 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the direction of Paris, and from 16:35 p.m. to 21 p.m. in the opposite direction.

On weekends, however, trains will run to Paris in the morning until 14:55 p.m. and in the other direction from 15 p.m. at the end of the service. In both cases, the other direction of traffic will be provided by an alternative bus service.

Finally, the RERE does not escape this great summer of work. As part of the Eole project, "other service changes are to be expected," warns IDFM. In particular, 29 and 30 July, 5 and 6 August, 11 and 12 August, 19 and 20 August and 26 and 27 August, dates when Chelles Gournay station will not be served in both directions of traffic, as will Vaires Torcy station, which will not be served in the direction of Paris.

No trains will run between the stations of Meaux and La Ferté Milon, from July 15 to August 27. Same thing on the Coulommiers and Provins branches on July 14, 15 and 16. Finally, Nangis station will not be served from 3 July to 27 August. A replacement bus service is set up. In each of the cases mentioned, replacement buses will be set up.

The Transilien network also affected

If the Transilien lines are not the most central, they are still no exception to the rule, especially line J. On July 8 and 9, no train will run between Paris Saint-Lazare and Mantes, ditto from July 10 to August 13 between Epône Mézières and Mantes-la-Jolie.

Other total closures to be expected for users of the line: August 5 and 6, August 19 and 20 and August 26 and 27 between Les Mureaux and Mantes-la-Jolie, July 8 and 9 and August 12 and 13, between the stations of Issou Porcheville and Mantes-la-Jolie, and finally, August 12 and 13, August 19 and 20, and August 26 and 27, between Paris Saint-Lazare and Saint-Cloud, Garches and Marnes la Coquette.

Fewer disruptions will be expected on the rest of the network, with only one closure on line H between the stations of Ermont-Eaubonne–Valmondois and Pontoise–Persan Beaumont on 5 and 6 August, as well as on line K between Gare du Nord and Mitry-Claye from 8 July to 14 August.

On line L, no train will run between the stations of Maisons Laffitte and Cergy-le-Haut from 5 to 20 August. In addition, on 15 and 16 July, 22 and 23 July and 29 and 30 July, Cergy Préfecture station will not be served in both directions.

On line N, no trains will run between the stations of Plaisir Grignon and Mantes-la-Jolie from July 8 to August 13. On line P, no trains will run between the stations of Meaux and La Ferté Milonu from 15 July to 27 August, as well as on the Coulommiers and Provins branches on 14, 15 and 16 July. Finally, it should be noted that Nangis station will not be served from 3 July to 27 August.

Finally, traffic will be completely interrupted on line U between La Défense and Suresnes on 12 and 13 August, 19 and 20 August, and 26 and 27 August. IDFM also specifies that "replacement buses" will be systematically set up, when regular lines do not allow to accommodate users.

Four tram lines concerned

On line T1, which connects Noisy-le-Sec station to Asnières-Quatre routes, work is also planned this summer. Result: from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 June inclusive, the four stations La Ferme, Libération, Hôtel de Ville de Bobigny and Bobigny-Pablo Picasso will be closed.

On line T2, which connects the Pont de Bezons to the Porte de Versailles, work will be carried out at platform level, resulting in several partial closures in August. From 12 to 27 August between Pont de Bezons and La Défense, and from 12 to 18 August between Porte de Versailles and Issy–Val de Seine.

From 27 July to 11 August inclusive, line T3a - which connects the Pont du Garigliano to the Porte de Versailles - will be closed between Porte d'Italie and Porte de Vincennes. Same thing on line T3b, which usually connects the Porte de Vincennes to the Porte d'Asnières and will be closed from 14 to 26 July inclusive between the Porte de Vincennes and the Porte de Pantin.

No summer work next year

On the budget side, the sums are colossal. Some €4.2 billion has been invested in these large-scale projects, including €2.2 billion allocated to RATP and €2 billion for the SNCF network in the Île-de-France region.

Good news for next year. For the first time in several years, "there will be no work in July and August" due to the holding of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. "This summer and in 2025, the work will be a little denser than other years," said Grégoire de Lasteyrie, vice-president of IDFM.

Source: lefigaro

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