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The metro and RER punctuality results for the month of October 2023 have been communicated. A few months before the Olympics, Île-de-France Mobilités underlines that the service in Parisian public transport has deteriorated.
Paris is preparing for the traffic headache during the Olympic Games (OG). But will public transport really be ready? 8 months before the event, the situation seems uncertain. Île-de-France Mobilités, responsible for organizing mobility in the region, highlighted on December 5, 2023 that the region’s public transport offering was not up to par.
Île-de-France Mobilités deplores “ a further worrying deterioration in transport service, after the slight recovery last spring “, indicates AFP. This observation is drawn up on the basis of the punctuality results for the month of October for the RATP and SNCF lines. Only 4 metro lines have results judged “ satisfactory » and 3 RER lines are presented as “ problematic “.
5 metro lines in serious difficulty in Paris
Since September 2023, the situation in the metros has deteriorated significantly.
- 5 lines show punctuality of less than 85% during rush hour: lines 3, 6, 7, 8 and 13,
- Line 12 is below 90% for the month of October,
- Lines 2, 4, 9 and 10 are slightly below the objective (around 93-94%),
- Only 4 lines are considered satisfactory: lines 1, 5, 11 and 14 (close to 100%).
| Line | Results for October 2023 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 101.60% |
| 2 | 93.56% |
| 3 and 3b | 83.50% |
| 4 | 93.29% |
| 5 | 97.80% |
| 6 | 84.17% |
| 7 and 7b | 84.90% |
| 8 | 84.30% |
| 9 | 92.81% |
| 10 | 94.50% |
| 11 | 99.00% |
| 12 | 87.88% |
| 13 | 84.89% |
| 14 | 100.93% |
The main causes cited by Île-de-France Mobilités to explain these results are: the unavailability of drivers, difficulties in maintaining the tracks (on line 8, maintenance problems cause 20% of the metros to be immobilized), the increase in parcels suspects (9% of the missing offer on line 9).
RER and Transilien are also struggling
In the RER, it is lines B, C and D which are mainly in difficulty. “ On certain routes, compensation reaching one month of Navigo pass is already planned. », Indicates the press release. As for the SNCF lines, it is lines P and R which have the worst results, with 85% punctuality (due to work on line P and a derailment on line R).
| Line | Results for October 2023 |
|---|---|
| HAS | 90.75% |
| B | 85.56% |
| VS | 88.00% |
| D | 85.15% |
| E | 93.64% |
| H | 95.90% |
| J | 94.03% |
| K | 98.00% |
| L | 94.58% |
| NOT | 91.16% |
| P | 85.00% |
| R | 84.00% |
| U | 95.39% |
While Ile-de-France residents and spectators of future Olympics are preparing for the headache of transport prices during this period, these results do not inspire confidence a few months before the sporting competition. The prospect of an increase in the cost of the Navigo pass to €86 per month in 2024 should not help to ease discontent.
Numerama will continue to monitor the worrying situation of Parisian public transport, in the run-up to the Olympic Games organized in the summer of 2024 in Paris. Including in the free Watt Else newsletter sent every Thursday.
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