Ensuring the protection of our passengers

The Security Command Post is where decisions for real-time interventions on the networks are made, whenever situations arise that threaten the safety of our passengers and staff. Ensuring the security and safety of public transport requires a combination of effective human partnership and a technique that optimises rapid decision-making and responsiveness by the command structure.

Video surveillance is a vital tool for security operations, which complements a dense and responsive human presence. Video surveillance systems complement and interact with all facilities related to intervention and operational coordination with the police force. More than simple surveillance, these systems contribute to a dynamic of protection based on anticipation, preservation and defence.

Thanks to the system’s very dense coverage, RATP – when judicially requisitioned – releases the images recorded by its video surveillance cameras to the Police and Gendarmerie’s investigative services.

• Tranquillity of passengers
• Clearing up of doubts, when requisitioned
• Protection of passengers, staff and infrastructure
• Anti-terrorism
• Help with maintenance
• Operational safety

Nearly 20,000 video surveillance cameras are installed on board our buses and trams. In our metro and RER stations, some 10,000 cameras can be viewed by the RATP and Police Security Command Posts in real-time, and on a deferred basis for a period of 72 hours (only when requisitioned by the public prosecutor).

New generation or renovated trains and cars are also equipped with video cameras. Images are recorded on hard drives and can also be visualised, depending on the type of hardware, by the driver.

To ensure the protection of people and property on our networks, RATP has developed numerous security resources, including a canine division. Its mission is to reinforce the GPSR network security teams, particularly in zones that are known to be tough. Now that the professionalism of this entity has been recognised, its mission has been expanded to include training and expertise.