Grand Paris Express

The planned network of the Grand Paris Express

Grand Paris Express is a group of new rapid transit lines being built in the île-de-France region in France. The project comprises four new lines, plus the extension of existing lines 11 and 14. The new lines were originally indexed by color (Red Line, Orange Line, Green Line, etc.), but this changed in 2013 to continue the numbering convention that the RATP utilizes. The new lines are therefore now known as 15, 16, 17, and 18. They are planned to open in stages through to 2023.^[1]

Since August 2013, the New Grand Paris steering committee has met each trimester.^[2] The first public inquiry, focused on the southern section from Pont de Sèvres to Noisy - Champs, was held from October to mid-November, 2013.^[3]

Work on line 15 began in 2015, with its first section scheduled to open between Pont de Sèvres Métro station and Noisy – Champs RER A station around 2020. This line was first proposed in the Orbival project, then integrated into the Arc Express.

Line 11 extension

Line 11
Noisy – Champs Neuilly – Hôpitaux Neuilly – Les Fauvettes Villemomble proposed Rosny – Bois-Perrier Rosny Maintenance Centre Côteaux Beauclair under La Dhuys construction Montreuil-Hôpital Place Carnot Serge Gainsbourg Mairie des Lilas Porte des Lilas Télégraphe Place des Fêtes Jourdain Pyrénées Belleville Goncourt République Arts et Métiers Rambuteau Hôtel de Ville Victoria Depôt Châtelet

In order to ensure better commuter service to the Northeastern inner suburbs, a six-station, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) extension eastbound from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-sous-Bois is under consideration. The scheme has been proposed by local authorities, and adopted during the 2007 review of the Ile-de-France Transportation Plan. The line should be extended to Rosny – Bois-Perrier by 2021. In 2015 preliminary work started on the extension. It will provide new connections with the RER E and the extended tramway line 1, which will be linked more easily to the downtown and the commuter hub of Châtelet - Les Halles.

List of new stations and connections (with expected opening dates)

New stations	Towns served	Connection	Expected opening date
Liberté Les Lilas - Serge Gainsbourg	Les Lilas		2021
Place Carnot	Romainville, Noisy-le-Sec		2021
Hôpital Intercommunal	Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec		2021
Boissière	Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois		2021
Londeau-Domus	Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois		2021
Rosny – Bois-Perrier	Rosny-sous-Bois		2021

Revisions in the Grand Paris Express Plan and possible automation

On March 6, 2013, a revised plan for the proposed Grand Paris Express subway system was unveiled. The revisions call for a second extension of Line 11 to be built towards Noisy-Champs by 2030, although it is unclear if this goal will be attainable. Should the second extension be built, Line 11 will eventually be fully automated.^[4] However, automatic train operation is not currently planned for the Rosny extension, although the RATP and STIF had considered the possibility of adding it later on.

Rolling stock

As of March 2013, it was expected that additional MP 14 stock will be used for line 11.

Line 14 extension

Line 14
proposed extension Shops Saint-Denis Pleyel future Mairie de Saint-Ouen future Saint-Ouen Porte de Clichy Pont Cardinet Saint-Lazare Madeleine Pyramides Châtelet Gare de Lyon Bercy Cour Saint-Émilion Seine Bibliothèque François Mitterrand future Olympiades Tolbiac – Nationale Shops proposed Maison Blanche Kremlin-Bicêtre Hôpital Villejuif - Institut-Gustave-Roussy future Chevilly - Trois Communes M.I.N. Porte de Thiais Pont de Rungis Orly Airport TGV future

Line 14 will be extended north from Saint-Lazare, with the primary aim of reducing overcrowding on line 13.^[5] The solution adopted connects the branches of line 13 with stations at Porte de Clichy on the Asnières – Gennevilliers branch and Mairie de Saint-Ouen on the Saint-Denis branch. An additional station will connect with the Saint-Ouen RER C station, and another with the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare lines at Pont-Cardinet, and the final one with the RER D at Stade de France – Saint-Denis. An infill station between Saint-Lazare and Pont-Cardinet may also be built, which would provide line 14 with a connecttion to line 2 at Rome. Construction on the extension is scheduled to begin in 2014, with the aim of completion in 2019.^[6]

There are also plans to extend line 14 south towards Orly Airport. The extension would travel southeastward from Olympiades to Maison Blanche, with a possible connection to Line 7's Villejuif branch.

When both extensions are complete, it is expected that Line 14 will eventually be merged into the proposed Grand Paris Express system.^[7]

Rolling stock

1/10 scale model of the new m2 metro in Lausanne, of the same type as for line 14

In February 2012 the STIF announced that with the two extensions planned, the brand new MP 14 class of rolling stock will replace the current MP 89CA (and upcoming MP 05) stock on Line 14 in about 2020. This new stock would be in eight-car train formations, something not yet employed on the Métro, and would allow for the MP 89CA and MP 05 stock to be reassigned to other lines.^[8]

Line 15

Line 15
Overview
System	Paris Métro
Termini	Noisy - Champs Champigny Centre
Connecting lines
Stations	36
Operation
Opened	2020-2030
Operator(s)	RATP
Conduction system	Automated
Technical
Line length	75 km (47 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Line 15
Noisy - Champs Bry - Villiers - Champigny Champigny Centre Nogent - Le Perreux Marne Val de Fontenay Saint-Maur – Créteil Rosny-Bois-Perrier Marne Bondy Créteil – L'Échat Pont de Bondy Le Vert de Maisons Bobigny - Pablo Picasso Seine Bobigny - Drancy Les Ardoines Fort d'Aubervilliers Vitry Centre Mairie d'Aubervilliers Villejuif – Louis Aragon Stade de France Villejuif - Institut Gustave-Roussy Arcueil - Cachan Saint-Denis Pleyel Bagneux Seine Châtillon - Montrouge Les Grésillons Fort d'Issy - Vanves - Clamart Les Agnettes Issy Bois-Colombes Seine Bécon-les-Bruyères Pont de Sèvres  La Défense Nanterre La Folie Seine Nanterre La Boule Saint-Cloud Rueil - Suresnes - Mont Valérien

Line 15 is conceived as a high-capacity underground rail line, providing a new ring line around Paris in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis. It will enable direct transportation between the suburbs, bypassing Paris^[9] and thus avoiding transloading.^[10] The configuration of the line is very similar to that of the Arc Express, proposed by the RATP in 2006. It was later included in the red line project of the Grand Paris public transportation network, introduced by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009. In March 2013, the "New Grand Paris" project was announced by the Prime Minister at the time, Jean-Marc Ayrault. At this time, the line acquired its current line 15 naming.^[11]

Line 15 is planned to open in phases from 2020 through 2030.^[12] It will create a loop connecting Noisy - Champs to Champigny, passing through Champigny-sur-Marne, Créteil, Villejuif, La Défense, Saint-Denis and Rosny-sous-Bois.

Proposed timeline

In 2013, the government led by Ayrault proposed this timeline for the line 15 project:^[13][14]

• 2014: Public inquiry on the eastern section from Saint-Denis Pleyel to Champigny Centre.
• Early-2015: Groundbreaking for the southern section between Pont-de-Sèvres and Noisy - Champs.
• 2020: Groundbreaking of the section from Pont-de-Sèvres to Nanterre and from Saint-Denis Pleyel to Rosny-Bois-Perrier on the northern section.
• 2022: Southern section from Pont-de-Sèvres to Noisy - Champs opens.
• Early 2025: Segments from Pont-de-Sèvres to Nanterre and from Saint-Denis Pleyel to Rosny-Bois-Perrier of the northern section put into service.
• 2025: Groundbreaking of the segment from Nanterre to Saint-Denis Pleyel via La Défense-Grande-Arche of the northern section.
• Early 2030: Segment from Nanterre to Saint-Denis Pleyel via La Défense-Grande-Arche of the northern section put into service.
• End of 2030: Northern section from Rosny to Champigny completed.

Rolling stock

The proposed rolling stock for line 15 is a new automated design, using conventional steel wheel on steel rail technology and overhead electrification, with a width of 2.80 metres (9 ft 2 in).

The specifications of the trains travelling line 15 and their operation are as follows:^[15][16]

• Train width: 2.80 metres (9 ft 2 in) minimum
• Train length: 108 metres (354 ft), made up of 6 cars with full-open interior gangways
• Train capacity: 960 passengers (at 4 passengers per m²)
• Bearings: iron
• Electric traction current: 1500 volt direct current via pantograph and contact wires^[17]
• Operation: Fully automated
• Maximum speed: 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)^[18]
• Operating speed: 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph)^[18]
• Theoretical morning rush hour throughput: 34 560 passengers per hour^[19]
• Average interval: 3 to 4 minutes^[18]
• Minimum interval: 2 minutes^[18]

Lines 16 and 17

Line 16 Overview System Paris Métro Termini Noisy - Champs Saint-Denis Pleyel Connecting lines Stations 10 Operation Opened 2023 Operator(s) RATP Conduction system Automated Technical Line length 25 km (16 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Line 17 Overview System Paris Métro Termini Le Mesnil-Amelot Saint-Denis Pleyel Connecting lines Stations 9 Operation Opened 2025-2030 Operator(s) RATP Conduction system Automated Technical Line length 25 km (16 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Lines 16 & 17
Noisy – Champs Marne Le Mesnil–Amelot Chelles – Gournay Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle Terminal 4 Clichy – Montfermeil Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle Terminal 2 Sevran – Livry Parc des Expositions Sevran Beaudottes Triangle de Gonesse Aulnay Le Bourget Aéroport Le Blanc–Mesnil Le Bourget RER La Courneuve – Six Routes Saint-Denis Pleyel

Line 16 is planned to open in 2023.^[1]

Line 17 is planned to open in phases between 2025 and 2030.^[1]

Rolling stock

The proposed rolling stock for lines 16 and 17 is a new automated design with a width of 2.80 metres (9 ft 2 in), using conventional steel wheel on steel rail technology and overhead electrification.

Line 18

Line 18
Overview
System	Paris Métro
Termini	Nanterre-La Folie Aéroport d'Orly
Connecting lines
Stations	13
Operation
Opened	2023-2030
Operator(s)	RATP
Conduction system	Automated
Technical
Line length	50 km (31 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Nanterre-La Folie Rueil proposed Versailles-Chantiers Satory Saint-Quentin Université Saint-Quentin Est CEA Saint-Aubin Orsay Gif Palaiseau Massy - Palaiseau Massy-Opéra Antonypôle Aéroport d'Orly

Line 18 is planned to open in phases between 2023 and 2030.^[1]

Rolling stock

The proposed rolling stock for line 18 is a new automated design with a width of 2.45 metres (8 ft 0 in), using conventional steel wheel on steel rail technology and third rail electrification.

References

External links

• (in French) Official website