RATP announces closures at République, Châtelet and Les Halles on Saturday, October 31, 2026. At the request of the Paris police prefecture and for security reasons, République will close from 9 a.m., while Châtelet and Les Halles will close from 8 p.m. on the lines listed below. These restrictions will begin before the curfew scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. in the République and Les Halles areas.
For travelers, the impact will be on access to stations and line changes, with metro line 11 also suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville from 8 p.m. The RATP says that services will resume with the authorization of the Paris Police Prefecture, without giving a time. The bulletin applies to Saturday, October 31; it does not confirm that the suspension will be repeated on the evening of Sunday, November 1.
The prefectural order No. 2026-01485 of October 30, 2026 delineates two zones on the maps attached to it:
In these areas, the curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, until 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, and then from 11 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, until 6 a.m. on Monday, November 2. It applies to adults and minors alike, with exceptions for certain journeys by residents, workers and public service employees, including emergency responders.
These hours should be distinguished from station closures. For travel within the affected neighborhoods, the final leg on foot is also subject to the perimeter restrictions and the exemptions set out in the order.
According to the RATP’s general service update, République station will be closed on Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m. on the following lines:
The closure will therefore begin in the morning, well before the evening curfew. To reach or leave the neighborhood, another station will be needed. On Line 8, République was already not being served because of renovation work scheduled through April 22, 2027, inclusive: this schedule remains separate from the security measures.
The same notice announces the following restrictions on Saturday, October 31, from 8 p.m.:
These measures will force passengers whose journeys use the closed stations to plan another transfer point. No reopening time has been announced; it will depend on authorization from the Préfecture de police.
The section on closures from 8 p.m. onward also displays the icons for RER lines A, B and D. However, the station’s name does not appear in the text version of the bulletin available to us. This reference must be clarified before confirming the closure arrangements at Châtelet–Les Halles on these three lines.
On the RER B, the notice previously consulted announced a service suspension between Châtelet–Les Halles and the Mitry–Claye and Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2–TGV branches, Monday to Friday from 10:45 p.m. until and including November 10, due to works. The measure notably applies on the evening of Friday, October 30, with replacement buses announced.
Disruptions to service between Gare du Nord and the Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2–TGV and Mitry–Claye branches on October 31 and November 1 have also been announced due to local industrial action. These disruptions have their own reasons and schedules and should be distinguished from the security closures in central Paris.
For Saturday evening, restrictions at République will begin at 9 p.m., and those at Châtelet and Les Halles at 8 p.m.: waiting until the 11 p.m. curfew begins to adjust your route would therefore be too late. The RATP traffic updates and the Île-de-France Mobilités journey planner let you search for a route by entering the time of travel.
For Sunday evening, November 1, the curfew is indeed planned in both areas, but the notice issued does not confirm station closures for this new evening. Finally, the end of the travel ban at 6 a.m. does not confirm that the metro or RER will reopen.
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Dates and Opening Time
From October 31, 2026 to November 2, 2026
