STRIKE RATP. This Thursday, January 19 is a very complicated strike day in Parisian transport. Metro and RER traffic is extremely disrupted, as are buses and trams, but more moderately. Stations and metro lines closed, changes… All the info in our direct.
The essential
- The strike movement at the RATP launched this Thursday, January 19, 2023 has strong consequences on traffic in Parisian transport.
- Three lines are simply closed. These are lines 8, 10 and 11. Ten others will experience many disruptions throughout the day (2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7, 7bis, 9, 12, and 13).
- Same thing on the RER with 1 train out of 2 at peak times on RER A and 1 train out of 4 at off-peak times and 1 train out of 2 at peak times and 1 train out of 3 at off-peak times on RER B. other RER lines, C, D and E managed by the SNCF show very badly disrupted traffic.
Live
10:53 – Telecommuting highly recommended
The management of the RATP “invites all travelers who have the possibility to favor teleworking or to postpone their trips on the network”.
10:33 – Should we expect a renewable strike?
The next strikes “will depend a lot on the mobilization” of this Thursday announced Laurent Berger at the microphone of BFMTV. No announcement has been made, but here’s what we know so far:
09:54 – No metro line running until 4:30 p.m., except lines 1, 4 and 14
It is now past 9:30 a.m., and almost all metro lines are closing until the afternoon rush hour resumes: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Only the automatic lines (1 and 14) and semi-automatic (line 4) remain open.
09:35 – What about the strike this Friday, January 20?
If the strike movement ends tomorrow morning, Friday at 8 a.m., throughout the SNCF and RATP transport network, are we heading towards a renewable strike in Ile-de-France transport? If the CGT, the majority union representing 35% of the employees of the Autonomous Paris Transport Authority, calls on the RATP agents to strike only this Thursday, January 19, all the unions will meet after this first act of strike to follow up or not. to mobilization.
09:20 – What traffic on line 4 of the Paris metro?
Line 4, partially automated, runs all day until 10:15 p.m., with 1 metro out of 2 at peak times and 1 metro out of 4 at off-peak hours. The line will be closed at 10:15 p.m. due to modernization works. The following stations are closed: Simplon, Barbès-Rochechouart, Gare de l’Est, Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, Réaumur-Sébastopol, Cité, Odéon, Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, Raspail and Alésia.
09:00 – What alternative solution to travel outside Île-de-France?
A trip is less expensive by carpooling than by taxi, and less tedious by carpooling than by bus! The French platform BlaBlaCar allows a driver to share gas and toll costs with other passengers left behind. Remember that Île-de-France Mobilités offers carpooling in Île-de-France.
08:56 – Where to find electric cars?
There are three electric car operators in Paris and the western suburbs: ShareNow, Zity and Free2Move. Count between 15 and 20 euros per hour of use.
08:39 – The list of tram disruptions all day
On the Paris tramway, only lines T6 and T8 are spared. Here are the line-by-line tram disruptions in detail:
- T1: 4 out of 5 trams (every 6-8 minutes in the morning and every 8-10 minutes in the afternoon)
- T2: 2 out of 3 trams (every 6-8 minutes during peak hours and every 12-15 minutes during off-peak hours, then every 20 minutes after 8 p.m.)
- T3a: 3 out of 4 trams (every 6 minutes during rush hour and every 15 minutes from 8 p.m.)
- T3b: 2 out of 3 trams (every 6-7 minutes during peak hours and every 15 minutes during off-peak hours)
- T5: 2 trams out of 3 (every 8 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 8 p.m.)
- T6: normal traffic
- T7: 2 out of 3 trams (every 11 minutes during peak hours and every 15 minutes during off-peak hours)
- T8: normal traffic
08:30 – What traffic on RER A?
Be careful on the RER A, 1 train out of 2 runs at peak times and 1 train out of 4 at off-peak times. At the end of service, the last visit to Châtelet is scheduled for around 9 p.m., apart from a few trains between Nanterre-Préfecture and Cergy-Le-Haut / Poissy until the end of service.
08:19 – Which metro stations are closed due to the strike?
The majority of metro stations are completely closed this Thursday, January 19 on the occasion of the national strike day against the pension reform. Find the full list in our article below.
08:07 – Line 10 is in circulation, but only this morning
Announced as completely stopped, line 10, like line 11 of the Paris metro, runs this morning only at peak times, i.e. until 9:30 a.m., at the rate of 1 train out of 2.
08:03 – Île-de-France Mobilités offers carpooling
Notice to Ile-de-France users who have no choice but to stay at home this Thursday, the mobility organizing authority for the Île-de-France region has undertaken to offer carpooling. Just register and find your route on the application.
07:56 – Line 11 runs this Thursday morning!
Contrary to what was announced yesterday, line 11 of the Paris metro operates this morning only during rush hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.) and at the rate of 1 metro out of 5 between Belleville and Mairie des Lilas stations, according to this latest RATP tweet :
07:47 – How often do the buses run?
On the surface network, the situation is less complicated than on the rails. If a hundred buses provide normal traffic on the 329 lines of the RATP bus network, 2 out of 3 buses run on the entire network and a dozen lines are removed. Consult on this page the detailed list of closed lines.
07:41 – What traffic on the RER B this Thursday, January 19?
This Thursday, the RER B runs all day until 10:45 p.m. on the northern part, but is very disrupted at the rate of 1 train out of 3. On the southern part, 1 train out of 2 is in circulation at peak hours and 1 train on 3 at off-peak hours. Please note that the interconnection is suspended at the Gare du Nord. Meet on the RER B blog to monitor traffic in real time.
Metro and RER managed jointly by SNCF and RATP are extremely disrupted this Thursday, January 19, 2023. Buses and trams are also experiencing traffic disruptions this Thursday, January 19, 2023. Here are the line-by-line traffic forecasts below:
- Metro disruptions :
- Line 1 : normal traffic. Beware of the risk of saturation!
- Line 2 : 1 in 5 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and only between Nation and the Chapel
- Line 3 : 1 out of 2 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and only between Bridge of Levallois and Pereire
- Line 3a : 1 out of 2 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)
- Line 4 : 1 train out of 2 during peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and 1 train out of 4 at off-peak hours with risk of saturation. Closed at 10:15 p.m. due to work.
- Line 5 : 1 out of 2 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and only between Bobigny and Gare du Nord.
- Line 6 : 1 in 4 trains at peak times (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and only between Nation and Denfert.
- Line 7 : 1 in 5 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 7a : 1 out of 2 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 8 : closed
- Line 9 : 1 out of 2 trains at peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 10 : closed
- Line 11 : closed
- Line 12 : 1 train out of 3 during peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Line 13 : 1 train out of 3 during peak hours (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and only between Saint-Denis University and Saint-Lazare.
- Line 14 : normal traffic with risk of saturation. Closed at 10 p.m. due to works.
- Consult the RATP newsletter to be informed of metro traffic in real time.
Subway stations closed : Reuilly-Diderot, Bastille, City Hall, Champs Elysées Clémenceau (line 1). Concorde station (line 1) only open during rush hours. Simplon, Barbes Rochechouart, Gare de l’Est, Strasbourg St Denis, Réaumur-Sébastopol, Cité, Odéon, Montparnasse-Bienvenue, Raspail and Alésia (line 4). Place d’Italie (line 6). Gare de l’Est, Cadet, Opéra, Jussieu and Place d’Italie, Tolbiac (Line 7). Place des Fêtes (line 7bis). Michel-Ange Molitor, Michel-Ange Auteuil, Trocadéro, Miromesnil, Richelieu Drouot, Grands Boulevards, Strasbourg St Denis, République, Oberkampf (line 9). Pigalle, Pasteur, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Sèvres Babylone (line 12). Place de Clichy (line 13).
- RER disruptions : Thursday January 19, 2023, the RER A and B managed by the RATP see their circulation disrupted. On the RER A, plan 1 train out of 2 at peak times and 1 train out of 4 at off-peak times (first departures at 5:35 a.m. and last stop at Châtelet at 9 p.m.). Interconnection maintained at Nanterre Prefecture. On the RER B, plan to plan 1 train out of 2 during peak hours and 1 in 3 trains at off-peak hours (last visit to Châtelet at 9:15 p.m.). Change of train necessary at Gare du Nord.
- Bus disruptions : a dozen lines closed on the 329 lines of the network. Noctilien traffic will be normal. Discover the traffic of your bus line.
- Tram disruptions : normal traffic on T6 and T8, slightly disrupted on T1 (4 trams out of 5) and T3a (3 trams out of 4). On T2, T3b and T7, plan 2 trams out of 3. On T5, plan 1 tram out of 2.
The RATP CGT, FO, Unsa and CFE-CGC unions are mobilized on the front line against the pension reform project which threatens the special scheme of nearly 40,000 employees (new entrants) subject to a special scheme, for whom the The legal retirement age would be shifted by two years, including for those who are entitled to early retirement. In a statement, the unions say they want to do “everything to oppose” the project. “For new hires, it is the failure to take into account the hardship specific to their activity. This is unacceptable!”, Warns the inter-union.
Several tools are available on the Web to find out about upcoming traffic disruptions at RATP. To know the traffic status of the metro, RER, bus, tram in real time, with the stations possibly closed today, consult theRATP traffic information. 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.