Changing lines at République, Châtelet or Les Halles will require adjusting your journey on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The RATP has announced that République station will close from 9 a.m. on lines 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11, followed by Châtelet on lines 1, 4, 7 and 14, and Les Halles on line 4, from 8 p.m. Service on line 11 will also be suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville from 8 p.m.
The transit operator attributes these restrictions to security measures requested by the Police Prefecture. They will begin before the curfew due to start at 11 p.m. in the République and Les Halles areas. Services will resume with authorization from the Police Prefecture, with no time announced by the RATP.
The RATP’s general traffic bulletin announces that République station will be closed from 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 31 across all five metro lines. Passengers should therefore plan to use another interchange for journeys involving this station. The information provided does not detail the closure arrangements for each connecting passageway separately.
The lines affected are 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11. On line 8, République is already closed for renovation work scheduled to continue through April 22, 2027, independently of the security measures.
The closure of one station does not mean that all five lines are completely suspended. However, other announced closures in Paris may make diversions more difficult, even when the journey does not involve going out onto the street.
Two common connections may be options depending on your departure point and destination:
These stations do not appear on the closure list in the bulletin provided. However, this does not guarantee that there will be no other disruptions at the time of travel: these possibilities should be checked against traffic conditions and your entire route.
Strasbourg–Saint-Denis cannot be kept as a backup option for Saturday. RATP says the station will close from 9 a.m. on lines 4, 8 and 9. Several other interchanges on the Grands Boulevards will also be affected from that time:
Starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, the RATP says Châtelet station will close on lines 1, 4, 7 and 14, as will Les Halles on line 4. Service on line 11 will be suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville. Any journey involving these transfer points will therefore need to be rerouted.
The section on closures from 8 p.m. also includes the icons for RER lines A, B and D, but the station name is missing from the bulletin extract available to us. The arrangements for Châtelet–Les Halles on these three lines therefore remain to be clarified before they can be presented as confirmed.
For travelers looking to avoid Châtelet, the usual transfer between Lines 1 and 14 at Gare de Lyon can be checked using a journey planner. However, it does not replace every possible connection in the central transport hub.
By contrast, Pyramides should be ruled out as an alternative interchange between lines 7 and 14: it is set to close on both lines from 11 a.m. on Saturday. Other major interchange hubs, including Concorde, Madeleine, Invalides and Charles-de-Gaulle–Étoile, are also set to close from 5:30 a.m.
The previously consulted RER B service update announces disrupted service between Gare du Nord and the Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2–TGV and Mitry–Claye branches on Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, due to local industrial action. This disruption must be considered separately from the security restrictions in central Paris.
Work is also scheduled Monday to Friday from 10:45 p.m. through November 10 inclusive, between Châtelet–Les Halles and the northern branches, with replacement buses. This weekday schedule should not automatically be applied to Saturday and Sunday evenings.
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The security bulletin issued applies to Saturday, October 31. It does not confirm that these closures will be extended into the evening of Sunday, November 1, even though a curfew is scheduled from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. overnight Sunday into Monday in the République and Les Halles areas.
To plan your journey home, enter your travel date and time in the Île-de-France Mobilités journey planner and check the RATP service updates. Every connection matters, even when your departure and arrival stations remain open. The end of the curfew at 6 a.m. does not guarantee that stations will have reopened by then.
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Dates and Opening Time
From October 31, 2026 to November 2, 2026
