Grand Paris Express

Grand Paris Express
The planned network of the Grand Paris Express
The planned network of the Grand Paris Express
Overview
OwnerRATP
LocaleÎle-de-France
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines6 (4 new lines, 2 extended lines)
Number of stations68[1]
Operation
Began operation24 June 2024 (Line 14 extension)
Operator(s)Will be retained by Ile de France Mobilités after a call for tenders
Technical
System length200 km (120 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Grand Paris Express is a project consisting of new rapid transit lines and the extension of existing lines being built in the Île-de-France region of France. The project comprises four new lines for the Paris Métro, plus extensions of the existing Lines 11 and 14. A total of 200 kilometres (120 mi) of new tracks and 68 new stations are to be added, serving a projected 2 million passengers a day.[3]

The new lines were originally indexed by colour (Red Line, Pink Line, Green Line, Blue Line), but this was changed in 2013 to continue the numbering convention that the RATP uses. They are therefore now known as Line 15, Line 16, Line 17 and Line 18.[citation needed] The constructed lines are planned to open in stages, starting with the Line 14 extension in June 2024, until 2030.[4]

Since August 2013, the New Grand Paris steering committee has met quarterly.[5] The first public inquiry, focused on the southern section of Line 15 from Pont de Sèvres to Noisy–Champs, was held from October to mid-November 2013.[6] Work on Line 15 began in 2015. Its first section between Pont de Sèvres Métro station and Noisy–Champs RER A station was scheduled at that time to open around 2020, but this has now been pushed back to 2025. This line was first proposed in the Orbival project, then integrated into the Arc Express.


  1. ^ "The Metro: a Parisian institution". RATP. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2014. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system, within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station "Funiculaire".
  2. ^ "Brief history of the Paris metro". france.fr – The official website of France. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Grand Paris Express, the largest transport project in Europe". Société du Grand Paris. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Création des nouvelles lignes reliant le Nouveau Grand Paris". STIF (in French). Archived from the original on 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie (28 August 2013). "Installation du comité de pilotage du Nouveau Grand Paris". developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Métro ligne 15 – STIF". stif.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.