RER B. The majority of RATP unions have called for a strike on RER B for Saturday, which falls during the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Only the southern section would be affected.
[Mis à jour le 24 mai 2022 à 18h44] While the Champions League final is due to pit Liverpool against Real Madrid this Saturday, May 28, the RATP CGT Métro-RER unions, the FO traction pole, Unsa and La Base have called for a strike on the RER B, in order to denounce the understaffing of drivers. The unions want to “strongly impact this event in order to bring the demands of the driving category to management”.
But this strike at the RATP will have only a small impact, because the Parisian transport authority only operates the southern part of the RER B. The northern part of the RER B, in the direction of Saint-Denis and the Stade de France , is managed by the SNCF, from the station North Station.
This Saturday, May 28, 2022, only the southern section of the RER B line, which serves several towns in Hauts-de-Seine, is targeted by a strike by RATP drivers. The cities served by the southern section that are at risk of disruption are:
- Bourg-la-Reine
- Parc de Sceaux
- Berny’s Cross
- Anthony
- Michalon Fountain
- The Baconnets
- Massy-Verriere
- Massy-Palaiseau
- Palaiseau
- Palaiseau-Villebon
- Lozer
- The counter
- Orsay-City
- Bures-sur-Yvette
- The Hacquinier
- Gif-sur-Yvette
- Courcelle-sur-Yvette
- Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse
What route does the RER B line take?
Line B of the RER crosses Île-de-France, passing through Paris and connecting Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2 TGV and Mitry-Claye to the northeast with Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse South. It is the second busiest line in the RER network.
What are the RER B timetables?
The timetables for the RER B line trains are communicated on the website of the Transilien. You can also find all the timetables on the site of the RATP or on the RER B blog.
Several tools are available on the Web to find out about upcoming traffic disruptions. To find out the status of RATP traffic, see this page. For RER B specifically, you can also follow the Twitter account @RERB.