RATP TRAFFIC. The circulation of buses and trams is again at a standstill this Monday, July 3, 2023 from 9 p.m. due to the damage caused to public transport during the riots which followed the death of Nahel.
[Updated July 3, 2023 at 8:42 a.m.] Ile-de-France bus and tram traffic is once again interrupted this Monday, July 3 from 9 p.m. “At the request of the police headquarters and Île-de-France Mobilités, and as a precaution, the surface network operated by the RATP (bus and tram) will gradually stop until the total end of service. at 9 p.m. “, writes the RATP on its site. An announcement that comes as no surprise, since the company had already warned on Friday that the measure would be “renewed until further notice”.
This measure was put in place last Thursday evening in Île-de-France, when, the day before, six buses and a tram had been set on fire in various towns in the Paris suburbs, as part of the riots that have hit France since the death. of Nahel, which occurred last Tuesday in Nanterre. The RATP also warns that “the last passages of buses and trams are likely to take place from 7 p.m.”. Also, line 5 of the trams is still at a standstill.
Following the riots that have occurred in France since the death of Nahel last Tuesday, the RATP once again announces a total interruption of traffic on the Ile-de-France tram and bus lines this Monday evening at 9 p.m. A gradual interruption, which means that the last buses and trams are likely to pass on certain lines from 7 p.m., specifies the Autonomous Paris Transport Authority.
The company also notes on its site that bus traffic is currently “disrupted”. As for the trams, traffic is still interrupted on all of line 5 “due to damage to [its] infrastructure” which occurred in the context of the riots, indicates the RATP. Substitution buses have been put in place, as the resumption of traffic is not scheduled for today.
Several tools are available on the Web to find out about upcoming traffic disruptions at RATP. To know the traffic status of the metro, RER, bus, tram in real time, with the stations possibly closed today, consult the RATP traffic info. For the RER, you can also follow the Twitter accounts @RERA, @RERB, @RERC, @RERD or @RERE. To follow train traffic in real time, visit the Transilien website.
