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Dans les coulisses des Musiciens du Métro

Un air de jazz dans les couloirs de Bastille, un trompettiste à République, un chanteur lyrique à Châtelet… Les Musiciens du Métro vous surp...
Music

Film production at RATP: terms and conditions

This page lists the terms and conditions, and the required documents, for the submission of requests to produce films and photography on the...
Culture

Discover our heritage

For more than a century the history of public transport has been woven into the historical tapestry of the Paris region and its inhabitants....
Culture

On board metro driver Naïma’s cab

Naïma, a driver on line 4 of the Île-de-France metro network, takes up the microphone every day to inform passengers and brighten up their...

Daily life

Saint-Germain-des-Prés Station: telling the story of the neighborhood

Discover the cultural design implemented at Saint-Germain-des-Prés station, on Metro Line 4. It highlights the neighborhood’s cultural his...

Culture

Do you know how Paris metro signposts have evolved?

RATP metro stations have very different signposts, some of which are quite unique!  They are used throughout the network to indicate ...

Daily life

A day with Manuel, bus depot site manager

Originally a maintenance mechanic, Manuel is now site manager at the Les Lilas bus depot. Discover his daily life....

A day with…

Did you know about unusual metro entrances ?

The station entrances designed by Hector Guimard in the early 20th century are emblematic of the Paris metro. But his cast iron fences and...

Daily life

Did you know about the competition between CMP and Nord-Sud?

The Parisian metro was first operated by the CMP company (Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris - Paris metropolitan railway c...

Daily life