Video 125 Metro Lines 5 & 6

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Metro Lines 5 & 6

METRO Lines 5 & 6

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Paris’s integrated transport system, run by RATP, is the envy of cities throughout the world. It consists of buses, trams, regional express railways and of course the famous Paris Metro. Over a dozen lines criss cross the capital of France and arguably the most interesting are lines 5 and 6.

Line 5 is mostly in tunnel and runs on conventional steel wheels from Place d’Italie in the south for 9 miles to Bobigny Pablo Picasso in the north. The line surfaces to cross the River Seine before plunging back into tunnel to run via stations such as Bastille, Gare de’ l’est and Gare du Nord.

Line 6 is very different. Firstly it runs on rubber tyres – RATP’s preferred technology. Secondly it runs mostly overground on viaducts – reminiscent of New York’s famous elevated subway. Starting to the west of Paris at Charles de Gaulle Etoile (beneath the Arc de Triomphe) the line surfaces to cross the Seine giving a magnificent view of the Eiffel Tower. Still elevated, it then skirts round the southern suburbs of Paris via Montparnasse, popping in and out of tunnel every few miles before reaching the eastern terminus at Nation, a total distance of 8.5 miles.

English Narration by Yves Aubert
French Narration by Alain Debray

As usual, this driver’s eye view provides a fascinating insight into these lines with a historical and contemporary commentary available in both English and French (menu driven selection)

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