Grande Paris Express - Explained

 https://youtu.be/N5mO34_6x_M?si=crqzBAvhMTn-Kr48

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200 km of brand-new metro in Ile-de-France --> double current network milage

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Centure closed in 1934.

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substituted by an highway.

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Grand tram: ???

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3 projects proposed

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Grande paris express

Supposed to open in 2023.

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Grand Paris express is the union of 2 projects

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3 lines

Supposed to open on 2025.

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The final project

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Rolling stock

line 14: 8-car MP14s trains. First trains by 2019
line 15,16,17: larger 2.8m trains, with overhead wires
- 15: 6 cars - 108 m
- 16,17: Half of line 15 - 3 cars - 54 m
line 18: different: narrower and lighter: 3 or 4 cars

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Schedule openings as of March 2019:

2020: line 14 reaches Mairie de Saint-Ouen station
2024: essential lines for olympics open.
- Line 14
- Line 16 from Pleyel to Clichy-Montfermeil
- Line 17: one station - Le Bourget Airport
2025:
- Line 15: Southern part
2027:
- Line 18 between Orly and Saclay Plateau
- Line 17: go to Gonesse and Europa City
2030: The rest of the project
- Line 15: full loop
- Line 16:
- Line 17:
- Line 18: To CDG and to Versailles
After: Construction becomes less and less probable in the short term
- Line 11: extension to Noisy-Champs
- Line 17 and 18 to Nanterre

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Other lines extensions:

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Before 2030:

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After 2030:

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Works are late.
Only lines guaranteed to be finished are 15 and 16.

Debate on necessity to finish lines 17 and 18

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Budget: