Paris Métro Line 11

Line 11
Arts et Métiers designed in a steampunk style
Overview
Locale	Paris and Les Lilas
Termini	Châtelet Mairie des Lilas
Connecting lines
Stations	13
Service
System	Paris Métro
Operator(s)	RATP
Rolling stock	MP 59 (6 trains as of 9 December 2023) MP 14 (21 trains as of 5 December 2023)
Ridership	47.1 million (avg. per year) 13th/16 (2017)
History
Opened	28 April 1935; 88 years ago (28 April 1935)
Technical
Line length	6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge between roll ways
Electrification	750 V DC guide bars on either side of the track
Conduction system	Conductor
Average inter-station distance	525 m (1,722 ft)
Route map Legend proposed extension proposed extension Noisy–Champs ** Neuilly–Hôpitaux Neuilly–Les Fauvettes Villemomble Rosny Maintenance Centre Rosny–Bois Perrier * Côteaux Beauclair La Dhuys Montreuil–Hôpital * Romainville–Carnot ** Serge Gainsbourg under construction Lilas Shops Mairie des Lilas Porte des Lilas Télégraphe Place des Fêtes Jourdain Pyrénées Belleville Goncourt République Arts et Métiers Rambuteau Hôtel de Ville Victoria Depôt Châtelet (*) Planned     (**) Under construction This diagram: view talk edit

Paris Métro Line 11 (French: Ligne 11 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It links Châtelet to Mairie des Lilas in the northeastern suburbs. At a length of 6.3 km (3.9 mi) and 13 stations served, it is currently the shortest of the 14 main Métro lines (excluding Line 3bis and Line 7bis) but is being extended by 6 stations. With 47.1 million riders in 2017, it is the thirteenth busiest line in the network.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike most Paris Métro lines, Line 11 was not included in the original late 19th century scheme. Designed to replace the former Belleville funicular tramway, it was opened in 1935 and intended to create a more effective transportation system which could handle the increasing traffic on the route, as well as to extend it to the center of Paris.

An extension from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-Bois-Perrier station is currently being built; featuring 6 stations, it will be opened in 2024.^[1] The rolling stock of the line is also being replaced with new MP 14 trains.^[2]

Chronology

• 29 December 1922: Paris council voted for the creation of a new metro line which would replace the Belleville funicular and which would be extended to Châtelet.
• 28 April 1935: Line 11 was inaugurated from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas.
• 17 February 1937: The line was extended from Porte des Lilas to Mairie des Lilas.
• 8 November 1956: Due to steep slopes, the rails were adapted to allow for rubber-tyred trains.
• 1 June 2023: Cascading of MP 59 to MP 14CC rolling stock begins.

Rolling stock

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 current plan, according to Île-de-France Mobilités, is to replace the current fleet of Line 11 with the MP 14 series, around the time when the extension to Rosny-sous-Bois opens. Although the new trains will be driver-operated in the same method as the current fleet, they will be 5 cars long, and have open gangways.^[3][4]

An initial 20 trains were ordered in February 2018 with an additional 19 trains ordered in July 2021.^[2] Production began in late 2020, with testing in summer 2021.^[2]

Since June 2023, new MP 14 CC (manual transit) is deployed with four new trains entering in service each Tuesdays in exchange of four MP 59 transferred to Rosny-sous-Bois workshop on Mondays-sunset to be retired. Twenty new MP 14-manuel transit will be deployed until the Summer 2023, nineteen new trains need to be deployed on Spring 2024 due to the extension on Rosny-Bois-Perrier.^[5]

Future

• A six-station, 5 km (3.1 mi) extension eastbound from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny – Bois-Perrier is under construction to ensure better commuter service to the Northeastern inner suburbs.
• The scheme was first proposed by the local government authorities, and adopted during the 2007 review of the Ile-de-France Transportation Plan.
• Preliminary work on this extension to Rosny – Bois-Perrier started in 2015. It is expected to open by spring 2024.
• The extension will provide new connections with the RER E and the extended tramway line 1, which will be linked more easily to the downtown and the commuter hub of Châtelet les Halles.

List of new stations and transfers (with expected opening dates)

New stations	Towns served	Expected opening date
Serge Gainsbourg	Les Lilas	2024
Place Carnot (Transfer with Tram 1)	Romainville, Noisy-le-Sec	2024
Montreuil – Hôpital	Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec	2024
La Dhuys	Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois	2024
Côteaux Beauclair	Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois	2024
Rosny – Bois-Perrier (Transfer with RER )	Rosny-sous-Bois	2024

Revisions in the Grand Paris Express Plan and possible automation

A revised plan for the proposed Grand Paris Express metro system was unveiled on 6 March 2013. The revisions call for a second extension of Line 11 towards Noisy-Champs by 2030, although it is unclear if this goal will be attainable. Should the second extension commence, it is slated to come with a full automation of Line 11.^[6] 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 :

• The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) of Paris.
• The Centre Georges Pompidou accommodating the Paris Museum of Modern Art.
• The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (engineering school).
• The popular quarter of Belleville, hosting one of Paris' "Chinatowns" and centres of other Asian cultures.

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Métro Line 11.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Paris.

• (in French) RATP official website
• RATP english speaking website
• Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
• Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
• (in French) Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)^{[permanent dead link]}
• (in French) Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)
• (in French) Line extension project