RATP
Strike: RATP forecasts for 24 January
After a short reprieve, the people of the Paris region will once again face disruption on public transport on Friday. The industrial action planned for 24 January will result in disrupted traffic on the RATP network. We expect 3 Orlybuses out of 4, and almost normal traffic for the Roissybus....
Strike on 19 December: RATP and SNCF forecasts
On Wednesday, RATP published its traffic forecasts for 19 December. While traffic remains "very disrupted", an improvement is expected on Paris transport services this Thursday. Metro lines 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9 will be partially operational during rush hour. Lines 10 and 11 will continue to operate...
Further transport disruption on 18 December
RATP published its traffic forecasts for 18 December on Tuesday afternoon. The day after the demonstration, public transport will continue to be affected by the strike, on this 14th day of action. On the Paris metro, lines 4, 7, 8 and 9 will run at peak times. Lines 11 and...
Strike: forecasts for 17 December
SNCF is expecting 1 in 4 trains this Tuesday 17 December on the TGV and Ouigo networks, 1 in 5 on Transilien, and 3 in 10 on the TER network. On Monday, SNCF recorded a strike rate of 61% for drivers, 41% for ticket inspectors and 17.3% for signalmen. From...
Strike: disruptions on 16 December
This Monday 16 December, RATP is announcing "very disrupted traffic". 1 train out of 2 is expected on RER A and 1 train out of 3 on RER B. As for the metro, lines 1, 14 and Orlyval will operate normally, with lines 4, 7, 8 and 9, 11 (morning) and 3 (evening) running partially...
Strike: no improvement in sight on 12 December
Following on from the disruptions seen over the past week on the French transport system, there will be major disruptions on the metro and RER networks on 12 December. RATP expects traffic to be similar to Wednesday, with 1 train in 2 on the RER A and 1 train in 3 on the RER A...
Strike: RATP traffic on 11 December
This Wednesday 11 December, as on the previous day, RATP is forecasting major disruption on the metro and RER networks. One train in two on RER A and 1 in 3 on RER B during rush hour. Unlike Tuesday, only lines 4, 7, 8 and 9 will be partially operated...
SNCF, RATP, airports: a complicated week on the transport network
"The situation will be difficult until the end of the week": this is the message from Alain Krakovitch, Managing Director of Transilien, who gave his prognosis to France Info. Indeed, on 10 December, only 1 in 5 Transilien trains will be running. The frequency is the same on the TGV network...
Strike: further disruption to transport services on 9 December
After a complicated weekend in terms of mobility, a new week of disruption begins on 9 December. RATP is reporting extremely disrupted traffic on the metro and RER networks. Ten metro lines remain at a standstill, and traffic on lines 4, 7, 8 and 9 is limited to rush hour. The...
Strike on 5 December: 1 train in 10, the majority of...
As expected, the strike action on Thursday 5 December is paralysing much of the transport network. The SNCF is describing "very serious disruption to rail traffic across the entire network". The first disruptions began on Wednesday evening. And this 5 December is the peak of the national cross-industry strike, which is being called because of the...
Mobility: RATP gives start-ups a helping hand
As 2019 draws to a close and RATP celebrates its 70th anniversary, the "old lady" of Parisian mobility will be turning its attention to the cradle of the sector's new generations. From January, the first RATP start-up accelerator will be launched. The aim is to support the...
RATP: autonomous vehicles in 2020
The mobility of tomorrow is the focus of RATP's attention. After announcing last June a partnership with Airbus and the ADP Group to launch flying taxis during the 2024 Olympics, the group's next initiatives will be in the field of autonomous vehicles. RATP has just...
RATP strike: traffic extremely disrupted on Friday
It's going to be a black day for travellers in Paris and the Ile-de-France region this Friday 13 September. According to forecasts published by RATP, traffic will be disrupted on the vast majority of metro lines. Only the automatic lines (1 and 14) are expected to operate, but with a logical risk of saturation. As for the...
Will there be flying taxis at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Five years before the opening ceremony, we may well know the first winners and losers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The CDG Express has been out of the running since the end of May. On the other hand, flying taxis could take advantage of the Olympics to make a spectacular breakthrough. On 18 June, at the...
































