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9 subway and RER lines disrupted during the Easter holidays

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You've heard it many times since the beginning of the year, but 2025 will be all about construction in the metro. Total or partial shutdowns, entire evenings of closure, or work happening over the whole weekend—it’s often a bit of a mess, and the Easter holidays just starting will be no exception. Here’s a little overview of what’s in store for you over the next 15 days.

Track renewals, upgraded electrical systems, new trains… The reasons for metro closures are endless. But whatever the reason, one thing is for sure, it's never a joy when you're trying to get home after a quick drink with colleagues or taking the metro on a Sunday to visit a little museum with friends. Unfortunately, this vacation doesn't seem all sunshine, as closures have been announced on a number of metro and RER lines. Hang in there to everyone whose whole family is coming to explore all of Paris.


Four metro lines particularly affected

On the metro side, even though some little hiccups are to be expected, we're happy to announce that this fortnight will be relatively calm, with 4 lines partially closed,ng> on relatively short durations. Well, let's be honest, we've automatically excluded the line 14, which is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10 PM, but it's become such a common occurrence that we figure it’s not even worth reminding you, since these hours have become the norm, rather than specific disruptions.

As for the rest, we’re heading towards lines 5, 6, 10, and 12, which won’t be faultless during this spring break. On the orange line, no trains will run from Tuesday, April 15 to Wednesday, April 23, 2025, making the last stop at Bastille. Over on line 6, there will be no service on April 26 and 27 between Charles de Gaulle-Étoile and Trocadéro. For line 10, there will be total service interruptions every evening from Monday to Thursday. And finally, we wrap up nicely with line 12, which will be closed between Concorde and Montparnasse on April 19 and 20, and the whole line will be out of service starting from 10 PM on April 27. In all cases, replacement buses will be available, but hey, that's not exactly great.


The RER: a whole different story

On the RER, it’s a whole different story, because 4 out of 5 lines shared by RATP and SNCF are in trouble (that’s the autonomous Paris transport authority and the national railway company, or as we like to call it, the “position of lateral safety” for those who aren’t as good with acronyms as we are). Let’s just say that this might not make everyone happy, since the RER A, B, C, and E are facing a ton of disruptions, which we’ve listed below for your convenience.

RER A, no trains:
- Between Maisons-Laffitte and Cergy-Le Haut starting at 10:15 PM until April 18th
- Between Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy starting at 10:15 PM on April 21st
- Between Sartrouville and Cergy-Le Haut / Poissy starting at 10:15 PM from April 22nd to 25th

RER B, no trains:
- Between Gare du Nord and Charles de Gaulle Airport 2-TGV / Mitry-Claye, Monday to Friday starting at 10:45 PM until April 30th
- Between Châtelet–Les Halles and Charles de Gaulle Airport 2.-TGV / Mitry-Claye, from Monday to Friday starting at 10:45 PM until April 25 (except on the 18th and 21st)
- Between Aulnay-sous-Bois and Charles de Gaulle Airport 2-TGV from April 19 to 21 inclusive. Additionally, there will be no connections at Gare du Nord.

RER C, no trains :
- Between Dourdan and Paris Austerlitz and between Saint-Martin d’Étampes and Paris Austerlitz starting at 11:45 PM, on April 20, 21, and 27

RER E, modified traffic on the line on April 26 and 27
- All departures and terminus will be at Paris-Est
- The station Rosa Parks will not be served on Saturday all day and Sunday until 4 PM on the Chelles – Gournay line.
- The same applies to the Nanterre-la-Folie – Villiers-sur-Marne and Nanterre-la-Folie – Tournan lines from Saturday 12 PM until Sunday 4 PM
- 1 train out of 2 on average.