Line 14 of the Paris metro will be closed two additional weeks before the Paris Olympic Games, in addition to the two weeks planned from Sunday February 11 to Sunday February 25 inclusive, RATP announced on Friday.
The RATP has thus specified that line 14 will be completely closed from Sunday April 7 to Sunday April 14 inclusive and from Wednesday 8 to Sunday May 12 inclusive.
The objective, she indicates, will be to carry out final tests before the opening of the extension of the line, still planned for June, but without a precise date at this stage.
These closures - which are in addition to those already planned during the February school holidays, during the weekends in March and on Monday April 1 - aim to carry out
"tests of the new automatic pilot system in a real situation"
, said Stéphane Garreau, director of the extension of line 14 at RATP.
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An
“increased crowd”
to be expected on line 13
Concerning the two weeks of closure in February, the RATP announced the implementation of alternative transport, in particular special buses linking the Gare de Lyon station to the Olympiades station every 3 to 6 minutes during rush hour and a strengthening of the train offer on line 13 and on the RER B.
During this closure, RATP warns that
“line 13
will experience increased traffic
despite an increase in the transport offer”
and invites users to
“use the alternative transport put in place for the occasion”
.
Automatic line 14, which serves three Parisian stations (Bercy, Gare de Lyon and Saint-Lazare), is extended by 14 km to be able to connect Orly airport ( south of Paris) in Saint-Denis (north), where many events take place.