RATP mentions “70% growth in abandoned packages” in the month of October, compared to the same month in 2022. Other reasons are put forward, such as the aging of infrastructure.
The regularity of the Parisian metros is going through a phase “difficult”particularly because of the “resurgence of abandoned packages”, justified the RATP on Wednesday November 15. Several lines did not reach the offer ordered by Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the organizing authority for Ile-de-France transport in September, according to the results published on Saturday on its website (PDF).
According to its monthly bulletin of the punctuality of the Transilien, RER and metro lines, operated by various operators including the RATP, performance during peak hours deteriorated on certain Paris metro lines during the month of September. Even if since the start of the year, assures Agnès Ogier, head of the rail network at RATP, the regularity of the metros “is in a positive dynamic”.
“We have other difficulties”
The RATP thus cited a figure for the month of October that partially explains the recent problems: “70% growth in abandoned packages”compared to October 2022. The Parisian authority recorded 325 reports and interventions linked to this problem last month, compared to 190 a year ago. “Obviously we have other difficulties”however recognized Agnès Ogier, particularly the age of the infrastructure.
On line 8, equipped with equipment “who is 25 years old, 30 years old”, Ile-de-France Mobilités observed a punctuality rate of 84.85% in September, or 11.65 points less than the ordered offer. The much criticized line 13 is also among the poor performers, with a punctuality rate of 87.06% in September, i.e. a delay of more than 9 points on its objective defined in the contract signed by RATP and IDFM.
Line 6 – currently being modernized with the gradual arrival of old trains from line 4 – is the last on the list with a peak hour regularity of 84.32%, more than 12 points behind the set objectives. Lines 3 and 3 bis also showed a disappointing punctuality rate, stuck below 90%.