Black day in Parisian transport. A massive strike by RATP employees to demand wage increases will severely disrupt the network on Friday February 18, with eight metro lines closed and very slow traffic on RER A and B. “We invite companies to use teleworking as much as possible”, tweeted the Minister Delegate for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. Here is the detailed forecast.
RATP TRAFFIC FORECAST – A strike is announced in Ile-de-France transport tomorrow, announced the RATP.
Here are the traffic forecasts for the subways pic.twitter.com/l9cFWOSsR4
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Subway
Only lines 1 and 14, which are automatic, will operate normally, but the RATP advises against using them due to the “risks of saturation”.
The following lines will only be open from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.:
– Line 3: 1 train out of 4 between Pont de Levallois and Havre-Caumartin
– Line 4: 1 train out of 2
– Line 6: 1 train out of 3 between Nation and Bercy
– Line 7, 9 and 13: 1 train out of 3
Some stations will remain closed, such as Alésia, Gare de l’Est and Place d’Italie.
Traffic will be completely interrupted on lines 2, 3bis, 5, 7bis, 8, 10, 11 and 12.
Bus
On average, there will be two out of three buses in circulation, with variations according to the sectors which could go as far as the closure of a few lines.
RER
Open only from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Outside these hours, RATP stations will be closed.
– Line A: one train out of two at peak times and one train out of three at off-peak hours on the RATP section. Interconnection maintained at Nanterre-Préfecture.
– Line B: one train out of two at peak times and one train out of three at off-peak hours on the RATP section. Interconnection interrupted at Gare du Nord.
The RER lines operated by the SNCF, that is to say lines C, D and E, will normally circulate through the capital.
tram
On average, one in three trams will be in circulation, with disparities depending on the line.