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Metro line 6: Bir-Hakeim station closed for four months from the end of October

RATP is announcing the closure of Bir-Hakeim station on metro line 6 for around four months, starting on October 30, 2023.

Do you know Guy Moquêt, the high school student who gave his name to the metro station?

If you regularly take line 13 on the Saint-Denis Université branch, you're used to passing Guy Moquêt station, in the 17th arrondissement. Behind the name of the station, there's above all the name of a Parisian high-school pupil, whose story we'd like you to discover.

Who is Monsieur Bienvenüe, after whom the metro station is named?

If you take the Paris metro on lines 6, 13, 4 or 12, you may have already got off at Montparnasse-Bienvenüe station, where you usually stop to enter the Montparnasse station in the south of Paris. But why call the station that?

Did you know? There is a subway washing machine in the Paris underground.

Have you ever seen a metro go through the washing machine? Under our feet, between Nation and the maintenance workshops on line 2, our trains are regularly sprayed to keep them clean!

2024 Paralympic Games: only 9% of metro stations accessible to people with disabilities

There's still a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and yet public transport is still not accessible to disabled people in the capital, a situation that's causing concern.

Metro Line 14, interruption between Mairie de Saint-Ouen and Porte de Clichy due to technical failure

This Thursday, July 20, traffic on line 14 of the Paris metro between Mairie de Saint-Ouen and Porte de Clichy was interrupted due to a technical fault. RATP indicated that traffic would return to normal by midday, but finally resumed around 9:30 am.

RATP: "safe places" soon to be tested in the Paris metro to combat harassment

To combat the sexist and sexual violence that takes place on public transport, RATP plans to test "safe places" in several metro stations this autumn.

Did you know? There are seven Guimard metro kiosks outside Paris. Find out where they are located.

The capital doesn't have a monopoly on Guimard metro kiosks, as seven of them have surprisingly found their way far from the capital, as part of artistic exchanges. Discover their locations around the world!

Serge the Rabbit, mascot of the RATP network, on tour in the metro corridors

If you often take the metro, you must know Serge the Rabbit, the RATP mascot! On 16 and 17 May 2023, children will be able to meet the mascot in the flesh!

Metro line 6 stopped and disruptions on lines 5 and 9 in Paris this Friday, April 28

Paris Metro disrupted this Friday morning, line 6 does not run following the right of withdrawal of drivers. Other lines, such as 5 and 9, are experiencing severe disruptions.

Line 14: a new Noctilien line is being studied to provide connections to Orly

For many months (and for some still), it is no secret that line 14 is closed very regularly, especially on weekday evenings (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) from 10 pm. In addition, there are also whole days or weekends when the line does not operate, in order to carry out the work on its extension to Orly airport.

What you need to know about line 13, the metro line that celebrates its 112th anniversary today

And 112 candles for line 13! The sky-blue line of the Paris metro, which opened on February 26, 1911, has now been operating for more than 110 years between Saint-Denis, Asnières or Gennevilliers and the towns of Châtillon and Montrouge.

Harassment in transport: how to react, who to contact if you are a victim or witness?

Have you ever witnessed or experienced harassment on public transportation in the capital and the Île-de-France region? Very often, we don't know how to react, so here are the numbers and contacts to turn to when faced with such a situation.

Paris Metro: who to report unsafe trains to?

After the report of the degradation of some seats of the subway line 7bis, some users, helped by the Association of the Users of Transport succeeded in making them renovate.

Paris: discover the Paris metro's longest hidden connection

The Paris metro is so vast that many hidden connections are concealed throughout the network. And the longest connection isn't even indicated in the metro, at Saint-Augustin station on line 9!

Paris metro line 4: traffic interrupted for 4 days in November

Calling all Paris metro line 4 users! Because of works, the traffic is interrupted for 4 days, from Thursday November 10 to Sunday 13, 2022, included, between Porte d’Orléans and Bagneux – Lucie Aubrac stations. What are the alternatives possible? Here are answers.

Metro line 15: Abbesses to no longer be the deepest metro station

For always, the Abbesses metro station was known for being the deepest one in the Ile-de-France network. But it will be soon dethroned by an upcoming station on metro line 15, in Val-de-Marne.

Metro line 14 extension: here are the names of the 8 future stations

With line 14 of the Paris metro due to be extended in 2024, Île-de-France Mobilités has unveiled the final names of the 8 future stations on this major line that will link Saint-Denis - Pleyel to Aéroport d'Orly.

Paris: what is the priority order for a seat in public transportation?

Pregnant woman, elderly or disabled person… Several groups of people are entitled to claim seats in public transportation. But among them, who is given priority?

Metro line 4: arrival of the first driverless trains this Monday

After six years of difficult work for users, line 4 of the Paris metro will finally welcome its first automatic, driverless trains, starting Monday, September 12, 2022.