RER E and line P of the Transilien: traffic heavily disrupted for 48 hours in May

With the May bank holidays and the school vacations, there will be a lot of work on public transport in Paris and the Ile-de-France this spring. While line 1 will be partially closed for 5 days, traffic will be completely interrupted on line 11.

On the RER and Transilien networks, there will also be numerous complications. On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May 2023, i.e. theAscension weekend, SNCF Réseau has announced the closure of Gare de l'Est and Haussmann Saint-Lazare stations, with consequences for users of Transilien line P and RER line E. In concrete terms, for 48 hours, there will be no trains departing from and arriving at the Paris-Est, Magenta and Haussmann Saint-Lazare stations.

Therefore, traffic on the RER E and Transilien line P will be greatly reduced on May 13 and 14, 2023, with

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• 1 train per hour between Coulommiers and Les Yvris Noisy-le-Grand via Tournan,
• 8 round trips per day between Provins and Gretz-Armainvilliers,
• 1 train per hour between Château-Thierry and Vaires-Torcy,
• 9 round trips scheduled during the day between Meaux and La Ferté-Milon.

On the other hand, traffic is expected to be normal between Esbly and Crécy la Chapelle.

What is the aim of this work? To test the entire " future centralized control system - a total of 640 switches and 700 signal lights," explains SNCF Réseau. " Eventually, the control center and its new-generation signaling system will bring greater precision and fluidity to the regulation of trains on the east-west axis of the Île-de-France (3,000 trains per day)," it says on the internet.

Due to these future disruptions, SNCF Réseau invites travelers to postpone their trips as much as possible. Note that replacement buses will be set up for the occasion.

In addition, we remind you that the Gare d'Austerlitz station on line 5 of the metro will be closed for about 6 months.

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