RATP strike: traffic forecasts for Thursday March 23 in detail

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RATP strike traffic forecasts for Thursday March 23 in detail

RATP STRIKE 23 MARCH. The circulation of metros, RER, buses and trams in the Ile-de-France region will again be disrupted this Thursday, March 23, 2023 due to a 9th strike action against the pension reform. Discover line-by-line traffic forecasts.

[Mis à jour le 22 mars 2023 à 12h46] The discontent of the RATP unions resumes with a vengeance this Thursday, March 23, when the strike movement had run out of steam since last week. The use of 49.3 by the government prompted the RATP inter-union (CGT, FO, UNSA, CFE-CGC, CFDT and Solidaires) to join the 9th act of strike against the pension reform this Thursday, March 23, and well that the bill was enacted on Monday.

As a result this Thursday, March 23, 2023, all lines of the Paris metro (with the obvious exception of automated lines 1 and 14) will be “very disrupted” and one out of two RER will be in circulation on lines A and B. On the network side surface area, 80% of buses will be in circulation and 90% of trams will be in circulation. RATP management announced on its official website that “some stations will be closed” and that the list will be available today, relayed here.

For this Thursday, March 23, 2023, the Parisian transport authority “plans for very disrupted traffic on the RER and Metro networks” and “almost normal traffic on the Bus and Tramway networks”. “The RATP invites all travelers who have the possibility to favor teleworking or to postpone their trips”, she added. Discover the line-by-line forecasts:

  • Metro disruptions : discover below the disruptions of March 23, 2023 in the Paris metro, line by line:
  • Line 1 : normal traffic with risk of saturation.
  • Line 2 : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Line 3 : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Line 3bis : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Line 4 : 3 trains out of 4 in the morning, 2 trains out of 3 in the afternoon and normal traffic in the evening. Closing at 10:15 p.m. for works.
  • Line 5 : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Line 6 : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Line 7 : 1 train out of 2.
  • Line 7bis : 1 train out of 2.
  • Line 8 : 1 train out of 3 only from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. between Créteil Pointe du Lac and Reuilly Diderot and between Balard and Concorde.
  • Line 9 : 1 train out of 2.
  • Line 10 : 1 train out of 2 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Interrupt the rest of the day.
  • Line 11 : 2 out of 3 trains from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 out of 3 trains from 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
  • Line 12 : 1 train out of 3 from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 2 trains out of 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Line 13 : 1 train out of 2 in the morning and 1 train out of 3 in the afternoon, only from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Line 14 : normal traffic, but closing at 10 p.m. due to modernization works.
  • RER disruptions : traffic is slightly disrupted on lines A and B of the RER:
  • RER A : very disrupted traffic with 1 train out of 2 on average this Thursday 23 March. Due to works, no train between Cergy–Le Haut and Maisons-Laffitte from 10:15 p.m. Substitution bus from Sartrouville. No change of train necessary at Nanterre–Préfecture.
  • RER B : 1 train out of 2 on average this Thursday 23 March. No change of train necessary at Gare du Nord.
  • Bus disruptions : bus traffic is almost normal on the entire network this Thursday, March 23. Normal traffic on the Noctilien as well.
  • Tram disruptions : traffic is almost normal on all tram lines this Thursday, March 23. Normal traffic on the Orlyval as well.

The movement is also renewed by the SNCF inter-union this Thursday, March 23, with heavily disrupted traffic on the rails of France. Check out the forecast below:

In addition to denouncing an “unfair, brutal and ineffective bill”, as the communicated of the renewable strike published by the inter-union of the RATP, the striking agents intend to protect their special pension scheme, which is threatened by the government’s reform. “The interest of having a special regime is first of all to take into account the arduousness of the work. The agents are confronted with night shifts, working underground and handling toxic products”, explained Bertrand Hammache, secretary general of the CGT RATP, to France 3.

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 Or @RERE. To monitor train traffic in real time, visit the Transilien.



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