Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) return in mid-September to brighten up the autumn season. The event features a wide range of open-door events at various sites in Paris and the Paris region, enabling visitors to rediscover the beauty of the region. For this 42nd edition, we're getting out our walking shoes and heading off to enjoy a historic monument, a château or even some surprising places that we pass by every day, without paying much attention to them, especially on the metro and RER!
Yes: RATP is opening its various technical sites to the public, in order to showcase the region's rolling stock heritage, with a host of events on the programme!
Every year, this free event attracts thousands of visitors curious to learn more about public transport. Once again this year, you're invited to go behind the scenes of the public transport authority, to gain a better understanding of the day-to-day running of the network and its evolution. You can also take a trip back in time on buses and subways of yesteryear, take part in a guided tour of the metro, take part in family workshops, and even go behind the scenes of future stations!
In Paris, the curious can take part in a variety of visits to special locations linked to the capital's public transport system. Please note that most of these events require registration: check the RATP website for details.
Heritage Days 2025: behind the scenes, stations... all the RATP events in Île-de-France
RATP is revealing all its secrets through a range of visits and events in the departments of the Île-de-France region, on September 20 and 21, 2025, for the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days). [Read more]
Paris East Bus Center
Visit the Lagny bus center: maintenance workshop and storage area, service entrance area, rolling stock washing machine.
Subway driver training center
Guided tour of the subway training center, which uses innovative teaching methods.
Center des bus du Point du Jour
Tour of the bus storage facility, workshops and presentation of legendary buses.
Metro line 6
Guided tour led by RATP lecturers to discover the architectural and industrial heritage of line 6.
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Maison de la RATP
25-minute tour by vintage bus
Regular departures
In the Espace Centenaire, try out the tramway driving simulator, try your hand at driving the MS 61, watch films from the video library, and discover architectural photos from the photo library.
In the continuous Râpée area, discover a Sprague car and take part in family quizzes and workshops (games, drawing on metro tiles, coloring...)! Come and discover a model showcasing the RATP Group's expertise, an animated frieze on the evolution of metro station architecture and, on Saturdays, take part in a model-making workshop (Saturday only, no registration required).
As a partner of the European Heritage Days, RATP invites you to take a journey across the network to discover its heritage in a fun way: activities, exclusive experiences, visits...
Discover a photocall in a vintage bus, and a Permis Transport en Commun animation.
Cinema station
Guided tour of the ghost station, reserved for film and photo shoots, with the historic Sprague train.
Tour duration: 2 hours
An original way to (re)discover Paris and its iconic landmarks!
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Maison de la RATP
189 Rue de Bercy
75012 Paris 12
Prices
Free
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
Heritage Days 2025: behind the scenes, stations... all the RATP events in Île-de-France
