STRIKE RATP. Complicated day in perspective for users. This Friday, February 18, 8 metro lines will be completely closed, 6 lines of the network will be very disrupted, as will the RER A and RER B in circulation only at peak times. The Internet user takes stock of the traffic forecasts.
[Mis à jour le 17 février 2022 à 22h14] As the weekend approaches, public transport users in the Ile-de-France will have a bad surprise this Friday, February 18, 2022. 8 metro lines (lines 2, 3bis, 5, 7bis, 8, 10, 11 and 12) will be totally closed, and 6 lines will operate only partially, with some of the stations closed, with the exception of automatic lines 1 and 14. On the RER side, only 1 RER A out of 2 and 1 RER B out of 2 will run from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bus and tram traffic will also be disrupted. Check out all the traffic disruptions for Friday, February 18 below.
The management of the RATP invites “all travelers who have the possibility to postpone their trip on the network” encouraging teleworking, coworking, VTC or carpooling. For those who come by bicycle, scooter, scooter, private car or on foot, it should be noted that any delay or absence with proof of the transport authority on strike cannot be sanctioned by the employer.
Metros, RER A and B, buses and trams are experiencing major disruptions. Please note that the RER C, D, E, tramway 4 and 11 and the Transilien are not affected by this strike, as they are managed by the SNCF. Here is the traffic forecast for Friday, February 18:
- Metro disruptions :
- Line 1 : normal traffic. Beware of the risk of saturation!
- Line 2 : closed
- Line 3 : 1 train out of 4 only between Pont de Levallois and Havre-Caumartin (traffic interrupted between Galliéni and Havre-Caumartin) and only at peak times (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 3a : closed
- Line 4 : 1 train out of 2 only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 5 : closed
- Line 6 : 1 train out of 3 only between Nation and Bercy (traffic interrupted between Bercy and Charles-de-Gaulle – Etoile) and only at peak times (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 7 : 1 train out of 3 and only at peak times (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 7a : closed
- Line 8 : closed
- Line 9 : 1 train out of 3 and only at peak times (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 10 : closed
- Line 11 : closed
- Line 12 : closed
- Line 13 : 1 train out of 3 and only at peak times (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 14 : normal traffic. Beware of the risk of saturation!
- Consult the RATP newsletter to be informed of metro traffic in real time.
- RER disruptions :
- RER AT : circulation only from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Plan on average 1 train out of 2 during peak hours and 1 train out of 3 during off-peak hours. Interconnection maintained at Nanterre-Préfecture. On the Cergy/Poissy branches, plan on average 1 train out of 2 from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a few additional trains departing/arriving Nanterre Préfecture.
- RER B : circulation only from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Plan for 1 train out of 2 during peak hours and 1 train out of 3 during off-peak hours. Interconnection interrupted at Gare du Nord (change of train necessary).
- RER C : normal traffic
- RER D : normal traffic
- RER E : normal traffic
- Bus disruptions : 2 out of 3 buses on average with variations depending on the sector and possibly going as far as the closure of a few lines. Consult detailed bus disruptions by line.
- Tram disruptions : heavily disrupted traffic on all lines except T8:
- T1 : circulation only between 6:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. and between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., with a frequency of 10 minutes between each tram.
- T2 : traffic interrupted between Puteaux and Pont de Bezons, circulation only between 6:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. and between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. between Porte de Versailles and Puteaux, with a frequency of 10 minutes between each tram.
- T3a : traffic interrupted between Porte d’Ivry and Porte de Vincennes, traffic only between 6.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d’Ivry, with a frequency of 6 minutes between each tram.
- T3b : traffic interrupted between Porte de la Chapelle and Porte d’Asnières, circulation only between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. between Porte de Vincennes and Porte de la Chapelle, with an 8-minute frequency between each tram.
- T5 : circulation only between 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with an 8-minute frequency between each tram.
- T6 : circulation only between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., with a frequency of 10 minutes between each tram at the morning rush hour, 12 minutes between each tram at the evening rush hour, and a tram every 17 minutes at the hour hollow.
- T7 : circulation only between 6:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and between 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., with a frequency of 14 minutes between each tram at peak times and a tram every 20 to 25 minutes at off-peak hours.
- T8 : normal traffic
Almost all of the RATP trade unions (CGT, Unsa, FO and CFE-CGC, Solidaires and La Base) have called for a one-day strike to demand a salary increase following a disagreement with management in the context of negotiations. mandatory annual fees (NAO). The date of February 18 was not chosen at random, it corresponds to the first day of the annual salary negotiations within the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens.
The trade unions dispute, with regard to inflation, a proposal for a salary increase from the management which is much too low, amounting to 0.4%. La CGT is asking for a 3% increase per year over the next 3 years. “The purchasing power of employees has melted in 10 years” protests Arole Lamasse, secretary general of UNSA-RATP, to Le Figaro. “Now, we see young recruits leaving after three months because they will earn more at McDonald’s”…
The traffic disruptions relating to the RATP strike begin on Friday February 18 from the start of service, at 6:30 a.m. On the RER A and B trains only run from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For the metro, for the lines that are not closed except for 1 and 14, 6 very disrupted lines (3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 13) are open only at peak times between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For buses and trams, the disruptions end until the end of service. Traffic will be normal on the entire RATP network the following day, Saturday February 19.
RATP strike: where to consult real-time traffic forecasts?
Several tools are available on the Web to find out about upcoming traffic disruptions. To know the state of RATP traffic (metro, RER, bus, tram in real time), consult this page. For the RER, you can also follow the Twitter accounts @RERA, @RERB, @RERC, @RERD Where @RERE. To monitor train traffic in real time, visit the Transilien.