STRIKE RATP. This Wednesday, May 25, 2022, lines 3 and 13 closed at 8 p.m. and line 3bis has been stopped since the start of the day. Trams and buses in the Parisian network are also still disrupted.
[Mis à jour le 25 mai 2022 à 20h00] “Due to a” local social movement linked to discussions on the remuneration of the management “a surprise strike made its appearance in the metro this Wednesday evening, May 25, when there was an improvement in the disturbances of the side of trams and buses in relation to the strike that began on Monday.
Indeed, in addition to line 3b closed since this morning, lines 3 and 13 of the Paris metro are now closed at 8 p.m., last departures until the resumption of service this Thursday morning of Ascension. Metro line 3 connects the west (Pont de Levallois – Bécon station in Levallois-Perret) to the east of Paris (Gallieni station in Bagnolet). Line 13 crosses the capital from Châtillon-Montrouge to Saint-Denis Université and Gabriel Péri Asnières-Genevilliers. “The journeys to or from Saint-Denis promise to be very complicated because the RER B and D are closed for work from 11 p.m.” announces the Plus de Trains association.
On the bus side, it’s always a bit of a mess, you have to count “on average two out of three buses with variations depending on the sector”, and always about thirty interrupted lines. Find below the disruptions in detail on the metros, buses and trams this Wednesday, May 25 in the evening:
This Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the bus and tram network is disrupted, with 70% of traffic insured. The RATP also announced disruptions in the metros. Here are the disruptions of the RATP strike on May 25, line by line:
- Metro disruptions : traffic interrupted since 8 p.m. on lines 3 and 13 and traffic completely interrupted all day on line 3bis. The other lines are not affected.
- Bus disruptions : 2 out of 3 buses on average with variations depending on the sectors and closed lines. Here are the lines that run normally: Orlybus, Roissybus, TVM, all Noctiliens (except the N22 and N71), the lines 21, 31, 35, 38, 45, 46, 54, 56, 57, 62, 71, 84, 86, 95, 115, 116, 120, 123, 124, 128, 133, 139, 143, 147, 148 ,153,166,169,170,175,177,194,195,197,207,210,211,212,213,214,217,220,221,234,235,247,248,252,253,256 , 259, 268, 270, 285, 290, 294, 301, 302, 312, 312, 321, 330, 389, 395, 512, 595, AS, Clamibus, L’Audonienne, L’Hirondelle, La Navette, La Traverse Bièvre-Montsouris, La Traverse de Charonne, Le Bus du Port, Le Petit Fontenaisien, SUBB, Tillbus, TIM, TUB, TUC, TUVIM, V2, V3, V4 , V5, V6 and V7. View disrupted bus routes.
- Tram disruptions : on average 7 trams out of 10 and only at peak times depending on the lines, this Wednesday, May 25:
- T1 : circulation only between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., with a frequency of 10 minutes between each tram (1 tram out of 2).
- T2 : circulation only between 6 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. with a frequency of 9 minutes (1 tram out of 2).
- T3a : circulation only between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d’Italie, with a frequency of 6 minutes between each tram (1 tram out of 2).
- T3b : circulation only between 5.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 3.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. between Porte de Vincennes and Porte de la Chapelle, with a frequency of 8 minutes between each tram (1 tram out of 2).
- T4 : managed by the SNCF, this line is not affected by the RATP strike.
- T5 : circulation only between 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., with a frequency of 7 minutes between each tram (1 tram out of 2).
- T6 : normal or almost normal traffic.
- T7 : normal or almost normal traffic.
- T8 : on average 1 out of 2 trams with a frequency of 10 minutes.
- T11 : managed by the SNCF, this line is not affected by the RATP strike.
RER disruptions : the RER network is not affected by the strike on Wednesday 25 May. On the other hand, it will be affected by a strike this Saturday, May 28 (see below).
While users of the Parisian transport network finally thought they could breathe on Thursday, the start of the Ascension weekend, the relief will only be short-lived. Indeed, Saturday May 28, it is the return of the strikes, this time on the RER A and B, while it is the day of the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis! The CGT, FO, Unsa and La Base unions denounce “the lack of staff maintained for several years by the management of the RER”.
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.