RATP has announced the closure of 25 metro stations from 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the request of the Paris Police Prefecture. The closures will affect eastern Paris, around the inter-union march from Place de la République to Place de la Nation via Boulevard Voltaire (11th arrondissement), as well as the center and west of the capital, from the Latin Quarter to the Champs-Élysées.
At these stations, passengers cannot board or alight: the metro trains pass through without stopping, and connections are not guaranteed. They will reopen only with authorization from the prefecture, with no timetable announced.
Line 6 is also suspended from 11 a.m. between Kléber and Charles de Gaulle–Étoile.
Along the route, it is mainly the stations on Line 9, which runs beneath Boulevard Voltaire, that are closing: Oberkampf, Saint-Ambroise, Voltaire, Charonne and Rue des Boulets, along with Richard-Lenoir on Line 5. The good news is that République and Nation stations, at either end of the march, are not on the list.
The remaining station closures form a security perimeter around institutions and seats of power: the National Assembly, Concorde, Invalides, Champs-Élysées and Étoile. The police prefecture had specifically banned the Bastille–Concorde route requested by the unions, which passed near the National Assembly, the Élysée Palace and Matignon. Stations in the Latin Quarter and Saint-Germain-des-Prés (the 5th and 6th arrondissements) are also closed.
Outside these stations, the RATP expects normal service on the Metro, buses and trams. In eastern Paris, République and Nation will remain served, as will the RER A at Nation. In the west, it’s best to head for stations near the closed area, bearing in mind that lines 1, 9 and 12 are the most affected.
As for trains, the SNCF strike is severely reducing service, with just one in three trains running on the RER D. We break down the situation line by line in our article on the November 5, 2026 SNCF strike. In the evening, Line 7bis will also close entirely from 10 p.m. for maintenance, according to Bonjour RATP.
The inter-union group is challenging the ban on the Bastille–Concorde route before the administrative court. Follow the case in our article on the route of the November 5 demonstration, and find updates on the rest of the day (schools, airports, public services) in our article on the November 5 general strike. Our Metro, RER and train traffic update is also being updated throughout the day.
