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Climate solutions tailored to our different transport modes

Every day, we face a complex challenge: how can we provide the highest levels of passenger comfort while reducing energy consumption,…

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Did you know about vaulted station ceilings?

Although they are not particularly eye-catching to the passenger waiting on the platform, vaulted station…

Metro line 10: a line and its history

Do you know the history of metro line 10? It has been in service since 30 December 1923. Here is its story!

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Discover the RATP La Ligne Merchandise Collection

Looking for a unique souvenir or gift, "made by RATP"? Discover our RATP La Ligne merchandise collection, available online and and at…

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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…

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Have you ever heard of Sprague-Thomson trains?

These iconic locomotives spent close to 80 years serving the Paris metro network. Here is a brief introduction.

A day in the life of a station: Gambetta, the Big Station That Swallowed the Small One

Inaugurated in January 1905 on Metro Line 3, Gambetta station remained largely unchanged for several decades. It underwent a major…

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Giant car wash for metros?

How do we wash metro trains? What methods do we use to reduce water consumption? Let’s visit the line M8 maintenance centre with Bruno…

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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…