“We will be ready”, assure the president of the region Valérie Pécresse and the boss of the RATP Jean Castex. Even if the schedule is tight, the extension of line 14 will be finished in June 2024, according to their statements. A big issue. This line is the backbone of the transport network for the Paris Olympic Games.
“We have passed a number of major milestones since the beginning of the year,” said the director of operations for the extension of metro line 14, Stéphane Garreau, during a visit to the Chevilly station site. -Larue, on the edge of the Rungis market.
The line that will connect Orly airport to Saint-Denis-Pleyel station, near the Stade de France, is on schedule to open a little less than two months before the Olympics, he said.
“A busy line”
This extension will make the 14 “a busy line”, specified Jean Castex, since one million passengers are expected per day, i.e. the equivalent of the RER B. As a result, 37 new metro trains have been ordered, which will double the number of trains in circulation.
Valérie Pécresse again threatened not to run the metros on this new equipment if she did not obtain new resources. “For the moment, we don’t have the money to run – the metros – but I don’t despair, we have an appointment with the Prime Minister in July,” she said. Also asked about the rate charged on the 14 to Orly, she indicated that there would be “a small additional cost for the single ticket, the airport package”, without specifying the amount.
“Only one small concern”
Finally, regarding the transport plan during the Olympic Games, the president wanted to be reassuring: “The only small concern we have (…) is that we will be able to transport all those who will go to the western flank of Paris – Roland -Garros, Parc des Princes and Jean-Bouin? We will probably need reinforcements on this territory or to postpone certain events in the morning. We are working on it. »
The construction site for the extension of line 14 will have cost 3 billion euros in terms of infrastructure and 1 billion euros for the renewal of rolling stock, according to Stéphane Garreau.
2023-06-13 15:11:58
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