STRIKE RATP. This Thursday, January 19, 2023, 3 lines of the Paris metro will be completely closed while 10 lines will only run at peak times… Buses, RER and trams will also be impacted by this RATP strike against the pension reform. View traffic forecasts.
[Mis à jour le 18 janvier 2023 à 14h05] This Thursday, January 19, 2023 will be a day of strike at the RATP against the pension reform, and particularly dark for users of the Paris metro. In effect, traffic forecasts from RATP management announce that lines 8, 10 and 11 will be closed. Lines 2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7, 7bis, 9 and 12 will only be open during peak hours or partially operated (details will be provided this Wednesday at 5 p.m. here). On line 4, 1 metro out of 2 will be in circulation at peak times and 1 metro out of 4 at off-peak hours. Only lines 1 and 14, automatic, will ensure normal traffic, but beware of the risk of saturation.
As for the RER A and B, only 1 train out of 2 will run at peak times, where 1 train out of 3 or 4 will run at off-peak times. Users of non-underground transport will not be spared either, with 2 buses out of 3 on average and 3 trams out of 4 on average in circulation. The Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune invites users to “telework when possible” on this “troublesome Thursday”. Check out the recap of disruptions for Thursday, January 19 below:
Metro and RER managed jointly by SNCF and RATP will be 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 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 3 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 3a : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 4 : 1 train out of 2 during peak hours (6:30 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.
- Line 5 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 6 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 7 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 7a : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 8 : closed
- Line 9 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 10 : closed
- Line 11 : closed
- Line 12 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 13 : only during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) or partially operated.
- Line 14 : normal traffic with risk of saturation.
- Consult the RATP newsletter to be informed of metro traffic in real time.
- 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 between 5.10 a.m. and 5.40 a.m. depending on the branch and last stop at Châtelet at 9 p.m.). On the RER B, plan to plan 1 train out of 3 all day until 10:45 p.m. on the northern part, and plan 1 train out of 2 at peak times and 1 train out of 3 at off-peak hours on the southern part. Change of train necessary at Gare du Nord.
- Bus disruptions : bus traffic is disrupted on Thursday January 19, 2023, with 2 out of 3 buses in circulation on average. Noctilien traffic will be normal. Discover the traffic of your bus line.
- Tram disruptions : Tram traffic is 3 trams out of 4, except for T4 and T11 managed by the SNCF, with disparities depending on the line.
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.