Nationwide strike motion could have a large influence on the Paris public transport community on Thursday, says the capital’s transport operator, with traces both severely disrupted or closed altogether.
Thursday, September 18th is a strike day throughout France, and the 4 primary unions representing staff on the capital’s Metro, bus and tram community have all referred to as for strikes.
The huge degree of assist for the strike is prone to result in extreme disruption, with the provisional strike calendar displaying a skeleton service. Transport operators counsel that Parisians “do business from home the place doable”.
Although the nationwide strike takes place on Thursday, in Paris the motion begins early – RATP’s strike discover runs from 6pm on Wednesday till 7am on Friday.
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Here is the service that RATP predicts shall be working;
Metro
Lines 1, 4 and 14 – that are automated and do not have drivers – will run as regular however are prone to be extraordinarily crowded.
Lines 7, 9, 10 and 13 shall be “disrupted” however will have the ability to assure at the least some companies throughout the rush hour interval – which is 7am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm.
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Lines 2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7bis, 8, 11 and 12 shall be “severely disrupted” – with companies assured solely throughout the rush hour interval.
A extra detailed line-by-line timetable must be out there on Wednesday.
Bus
Services shall be disrupted with some routes completely closed; additional particulars to return.
Tram
The metropolis’s tram traces – which principally serve the outskirts of town and the suburbs – look set to be the least affected. Lines T1, T2, T3a, T3b and T6 shall be ‘quasi regular’ whereas site visitors shall be disrupted on traces T5, T7 and T8. T12 and T13 are anticipated to run as regular.
RER A and B
The two RER traces run by RATP shall be disrupted, however will nonetheless run. RER B – which connects Paris to Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports – will proceed to run, albeit with fewer companies.
RER and Transilien
On the regional transport companies, that are run by SNCF, extra disruption is predicted.
Lines Ok, L and V shall be disrupted, whereas traces H, N, R and U shall be severely disrupted.
Line P will see solely ‘mild disruption’ whereas site visitors shall be regular on traces J.
[#MouvementSocial] ⚠️ À la suite d’un préavis appelant à un mouvement social interprofessionnel le jeudi 18 septembre, la #RATP prévoit un trafic perturbé sur l’ensemble de son réseau.
Les voyageurs qui en ont la possibilité sont invités à privilégier le télétravail ou à différer… pic.twitter.com/D4vlPf1YUh
— RATP Group (@RATPgroup) September 16, 2025
Paris taxi drivers usually are not concerned within the strike motion though some VTC drivers (comparable to Uber drivers) are becoming a member of the strike calls.
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