Summer guarantees to be scorching for vacationers within the Paris area. Île-de-France Mobilités introduced, Wednesday April 15, “work on an unprecedented scale” on the Ile-de-France transport networks to “modernize, regenerate and develop” the metro, RER, practice and tram strains.
These “intense” initiatives, which disrupt journey, are additionally supposed to permit interconnections with the brand new stations of the longer term “Grand Paris Express” community at present underneath development (strains 15, 16, 17 and 18), defined the organizing authority for Ile-de-France transport in a press launch, recalling that the full funds for the work is “nearly 4 billion euros” for 2026.
In interior Paris, work to modernize metro infrastructure will have an effect on the extremely popular line 4 (Bagneux-Porte de Clignancourt), which will likely be closed for 19 days between Les Halles and Montparnasse, from July 6 to 24.
The two strains 8 and 12, that are making ready to welcome new MF19 trains, can even be affected: Line 8 will likely be closed between Balard and Concorde from August 20 to 27, with trains which is not going to cease at République station between July 22 and April 2027. Also closure of line 12 between Jules-Joffrin and Concorde from July 16 to 26.
The very busy line 13 will bear numerous closures to organize for its change to automated, particularly an interruption of visitors between Saint-Denis-Université and la Fourche for 18 days, from July 31 to August 17.
Interruptions on a number of RERs
On the RER, line A will likely be closed from August 8 to 23 between Vincennes (not included) and Noisy-le-Grand. The RER is not going to cease at Nation for 2 months, from June 29 to August 30 because of the renovation of the station.
Line B, the place the observe switches and ballast are renewed, visitors interruptions or station closures are scheduled on completely different sections from July 25 to August 30.
The RER C line will bear observe replacements between Neuilly and Saint-Ouen and within the tunnel between Meudon and Chaville. Anti-flood safety installations are deliberate at Invalides within the occasion of flooding of the Seine and the catenary will likely be changed close to Austerlitz. The line “will be interrupted from July 15 to August 22” from Austerlitz to Versailles Château Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin en Yvelines and Pontoise, IDFM mentioned.
The flagship operation of the summer season will contain the renewal of 40 switches and the alternative of tracks within the underground stations of Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon, from July 25 to August 16.
For the weekend of May 1, from Thursday April 30, Lyon station will likely be fully closed for a similar motive, with TGVs and different trains diverted to different stations.
Call to “anticipate”
On the Ile-de-France practice community, greater than 20 kilometers of rails will likely be changed on line P, with a closure between Meaux and La Ferté-Milon from July 13 to August 9, and from July 13 to August 23 between Tournan and Coulommiers.
Line 1 of the tramway will likely be closed for 3 months between Bobigny-Pablo Picasso and Noisy-le-Sec station, and a little bit over a month between Asnières-Quatre Routes and la Courneuve-May 8, 1945. Line T2 will likely be closed between Puteaux and Charlebourg from July 13 to August 23.
Addressing Ile-de-France residents, IDFM advises to “promote teleworking”, “avoid rush hours”, “favor travel on foot or by bike for short distances”, “consider carpooling”, and above all “anticipate”, by planning for longer journey instances.
Alternative routes by sector and by interval, “like those proposed during the 2024 Olympic Games”, will likely be put in place, guarantees IDFM, accessible on the Île-de-France Mobilités software and on the positioning www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/travaux.
With AFP
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