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| RER B
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| Year opened
| 1977
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| Last extension
| 1994
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| Rolling stock
| MI 79, MI 84
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| Stations served
| 47
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| Length
| 80.0 km
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| Length
| 49.7 mi
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| Average interstation
| 1,739 m
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| Journeys made
| 165,100,000 (per annum)
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| Paris public transport
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| Métro lines
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| Image:Paris m 1 jms.svg
| line 1 | Image:Paris m 7bis jms.svg
| line 7bis
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| Image:Paris m 2 jms.svg
| line 2 | Image:Paris m 8 jms.svg
| line 8
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| Image:Paris m 3 jms.svg
| line 3 | Image:Paris m 9 jms.svg
| line 9
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| Image:Paris m 3bis jms.svg
| line 3bis | Image:Paris m 10 jms.svg
| line 10
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| Image:Paris m 4 jms.svg
| line 4 | Image:Paris m 11 jms.svg
| line 11
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| Image:Paris m 5 jms.svg
| line 5 | Image:Paris m 12 jms.svg
| line 12
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| Image:Paris m 6 jms.svg
| line 6 | Image:Paris m 13 jms.svg
| line 13
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| Image:Paris m 7 jms.svg
| line 7 | Image:Paris m 14 jms.svg
| line 14
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| RER lines
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| Image:Paris rer A jms.svg
| line A | Image:Paris rer D jms.svg
| line D
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| Image:Paris rer B jms.svg
| line B | Image:Paris rer E jms.svg
| line E
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| Image:Paris rer C jms.svg
| line C
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The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER subway system serving Paris, France.
The line runs from Robinson (B2) and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (B4) to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (B3) and Mitry-Claye (B5)
- First inauguration : December 9, 1977
- Length : 80.0 km (49.7 miles)
- Number of stops : 47
- Traffic (2004) : 165,100,000 journeys per annum (figure only for the RATP section of the line)
Line B was the product of the connection in 1977 of the Ligne de Sceaux terminus, Luxembourg, with the Gare du Nord via Châtelet - Les Halles. In 1988 St-Michel - Nôtre-Dame station between Luxembourg and Châtelet - Les Halles was opened to provide connection with RER C and Métro Line 10 at Cluny - La Sorbonne, a station which had been closed since the beginning of the second world war and was entirely renovated for the occasion.
[edit] Chronology
- 1846 : The Ligne de Sceaux is inaugurated from Massy to Denfert-Rochereau.
- From 1889 to 1895 : The line is extended from Denfert-Rochereau to Luxembourg.
- 1937 : The CMP (the company which was operating Paris subway then) buys from the PO company the "ligne de Sceaux" which was connecting the Luxembourg Garden to Robinson and Massy-Palaiseau.
- December 9th, 1977 : The "ligne de Sceaux" is extended to Châtelet-les Halles, 2 km, and becomes the RER B.
- December 10th, 1981 : The line is extended from Châtelet-les Halles to Gare du Nord, 2.5 km. RATP trains to Robinson and Massy make end-to-end ("bout à bout") connections with SNCF trains to Aulnay, Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Mitry, 42 km.
- January 1983 : New station, Parc-des-Expositions, opened. Located between Villepinte and Roissy.
- June 7th, 1983 : Some trains work through between points north and south of Gare du Nord ("Interconnexion Robinson / St-Rémy – Roissy / Mitry"). Service increased in 1984 and 1987.
- February 17th, 1988 : The station St-Michel - Notre-Dame is inaugurated between Luxembourg and Châtelet in order to offer a quick connection with metro line 10 and the RER C.
- October 2nd, 1994 : OrlyVAL line opens, connecting Antony station with Orly Airport, 8 km.
- November 13th, 1994 : The line is extended to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 - TGV, 1 km.
- January 28th, 1998 : "La Plaine" station is renamed "La Plaine - Stade de France"
[edit] List of RER B stations
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
de:RER B (Île-de-France)
fr:Ligne B du RER d'Île-de-France
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