Paris Métro Line 11

Line 11

MP 59 stock train at Arts et Metiers
Overview
System Paris Métro
Locale 2 communes
Termini Châtelet (Paris Métro)
Mairie des Lilas (Paris Métro)
Connecting lines Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 3 Paris Métro Line 3bis Paris Métro Line 4 Paris Métro Line 5 Paris Métro Line 7 Paris Métro Line 7bis Paris Métro Line 9 Paris Métro Line 14
RER RER A RER B RER D
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
Stations 13
Ridership 46,854,797 (avg. per year)
13th/16
Operation
Opened 1935
Operator(s) RATP
Conduction system Conductor
Rolling stock MP 59
24 trains as of October 31, 2010
MP 73
1 train as of October 31, 2010
Technical
Line length 6,286 km (3,906 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Average inter-station distance 524 m (1,719 ft)
Route map
Legend
Noisy - Champs Paris Métro Line 15Paris Métro Line 16 RERRER A
Neuilly - Hôpitaux
Neuilly - Les Fauvettes
Villemomble proposed

Rosny – Bois-Perrier Paris Métro Line 15 RERRER E
Rosny Maintenance Centre

Londeau-Domus under
Boissière 2 construction
Hôpital Nord
Place Carnot Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 1
Liberté Les Lilas - Serge Gainsbourg
Mairie des Lilas
Porte des Lilas Paris Métro Line 3bis Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 3b
Télégraphe
Place des Fêtes Paris Métro Line 7bis
Jourdain
Pyrénées
Belleville Paris Métro Line 2
Goncourt
République Paris Métro Line 3Paris Métro Line 5Paris Métro Line 8Paris Métro Line 9
Arts et Métiers Paris Métro Line 3
Rambuteau
Hôtel de Ville Paris Métro Line 1
Victoria Depôt
Châtelet Paris Métro Line 1Paris Métro Line 4Paris Métro Line 7Paris Métro Line 14
RERRER ARER BRER D

Paris Métro Line 11 is one of 16 Paris métro lines. It links Les Lilas in the North East of the city to Châtelet in the center of Paris. It is the shortest of the 14 metro lines having independent management (those of lines 3bis and 7bis are managed respectively by those of lines 3 and 7). It is the thirteenth busiest line on the network.

Unlike most Paris Métro lines, line 11 was not included in the original late 19th century scheme. It was built in the 1930s to replace the former Belleville funicular tramway. It was intended to create a more effective transportation system which could handle the increasing traffic on the route and to extend it to the center of Paris, at Châtelet.

Chronology

Rolling stock

A MP 59-trainset
As the current MP 59 stock is becoming outdated, it is possible that the MP 73 stock from Line 6 may replace them.
Another option being considered for the replacement of the MP 59 on Line 11 is the MP 89CC stock from Line 4 (originally from Line 1).

Being the first metro line to be converted to rubber-tyred pneumatic operation, the first set of rubber-tyred rolling stock to be in service on Line 11 was the MP 55, which operated from October 1956 through January 1999. They were then replaced by refurbished MP 59 stock from Line 4. The MP 55 stock consisted of 4 carriages, as well as the current MP 59 stock. One MP 73 of line 6 is in service on the 11 as well.

The future of the MP 59 stock is unclear at the moment, but several possibilities have been raised over the years:

Future

List of new stations and transfers (with expected opening dates)
New stations Towns served Expected opening date
Liberté Les Lilas - Serge Gainsbourg Les Lilas 2021
Place Carnot (Transfer with Tram 1) Romainville, Noisy-le-Sec 2021
Hôpital intercommunal Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec 2021
Boissière Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois 2021
Londeau-Domus Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois 2021
Rosny – Bois-Perrier (Transfer with RER RER E) Rosny-sous-Bois 2021

Revisions in the Grand Paris Express Plan and possible automation

On March 6, 2013, a revised plan for the proposed Grand Paris Express subway system was unveiled. The revisions call for a second extension of Line 11 to be built towards Noisy-Champs by 2030, although it is unclear if this goal will be attainable. Should the second extension commence, it is slated to eventually bring forth a full automation of Line 11.[4] Automation is currently not planned for the Rosny extension, though the RATP and STIF had considered the possibility of automating the line later on.

Route

Tourism

Metro line 11 passes near several places of interest :

See also

References

  1. PROLONGEMENT A L’EST DE LA LIGNE 11 DU METRO DOSSIER D’OBJECTIFS ET DE CARACTERISTIQUES PRINCIPALES (DOCP)
  2. http://www.stif.info/IMG/pdf/STIF_-_Modernisation_du_metro.pdf Modernisation du métro (in French). STIF. Retrieved on 11 February 2012
  3. http://www.lesechos.fr/06/03/2013/lesechos.fr/0202626990936_-nouveau-grand-paris----l-etat-engage-27-milliards-pour-le-metro-parisien.htm Nouveau Grand Paris» : l'Etat engage 27 milliards pour le métro parisien - 3/6/13 (In French)

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