A facelift for the network, a setback for users. No less than 4 metro lines will be partially or entirely closed during the next spring holidays, from Saturday April 6 to Monday April 22 for zone C. This will particularly be the case on line 2, from April 7 to 13, on the line 6, every evening from 10 p.m., on line 11, from April 12 to 28 and on line 14, completely on April 1, then from April 7 to 14 and finally, April 27 and 28.
Due to track renewal work on line 2, it will be closed between the two stations Barbès-Rochechouart and Père Lachaise, from April 7 to 13, 2024 inclusive.
“Traffic may be disrupted with the risk of very high crowds,” warns the RATP, which invites users “to take metro lines 1, 3, 9 and RER A.” In addition, a replacement bus will be chartered between Nation and Père Lachaise stations for the duration of the traffic interruption.
The “modernization of facilities” continues on line 6, after the arrival of MP89 trains in January 2023. Modernization work, which provides on the one hand, “the modification of the railway signaling installations in the areas of the Place d’Italie, Trocadéro, Italia, Nation station” and on the other hand, “the online tests of the new train control system.
As a result, traffic will be interrupted on the entire line, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 10 p.m. until the end of the service, from February 5 to May 1, 2024 inclusive, except April 10.
In return, replacement buses will serve a first section “from Charles de Gaulle – Étoile to La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle” as well as another “from Daumesnil to Nation”, specifies the RATP, which invites users “to adapt” their journeys.
To prepare for the commissioning of the extension of line 11 to Rosny-Bois-Perrier, scheduled for “spring 2024”, tests are continuing, requiring the closure of line 11 between Belleville and Mairie des Lilas stations, as well as only on the entire line on Sunday April 28.
These closures “will make it possible to carry out tests of the new MP14 trains on the existing line with a view to the extension”, explains the RATP, which invites users “to refer to the connecting metro, bus, RER and tram lines”. Via line 7bis to reach Place des fête station or via line 3bis to reach Porte des Lilas.
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The struggle continues for users of line 14, who already have 25 days of complete closure in February and March, and who will still have to face 11 days of closure in March, on April 1, then from April 7 to 14 and finally, the weekend of April 27 and 28. At the same time, the line will be closed in the evening from 10 p.m., from April 2 to 4, from April 15 to 18, from April 22 to 25 as well as April 29.
Closures essential for the good progress of the work with a view to extending the line to Orly and Saint-Denis Pleyel airport, particularly anticipated for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “The automatic train control system must be modernized on the existing line and deployed on the extended line in order to accommodate one million passengers per day in 2024,” specifies RATP.
In addition, other closures are already planned before the summer, first in May, from May 8 to 12 as well as the weekend of May 25 and 26 with complete closure and 13 days of evening closure. And throughout the month of June then, on the entire line, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 p.m. until the end of the service.