RER B
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| RER B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year opened | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last extension | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | MI 79, MI 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations served | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 80.0 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 49.7 mi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interstation | 1,739 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Journeys made | 165,100,000 (per annum) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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- 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 9, 1977 : The "ligne de Sceaux" is extended to Châtelet-les Halles, 2 km, and becomes the RER B.
- December 10, 1981 : The line is extended from Châtelet-les Halles to Gare du Nord, 2.5 km (branch B1). 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, but without through working due to a difference in electrical system (1500V DC to the south, 25kV AC to the north).
- January 1983 : New station, Parc-des-Expositions, opened. Located between Villepinte and Roissy.
- June 7, 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 17, 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 2, 1994 : OrlyVAL line opens, connecting Antony station with Orly Airport, 8 km.
- November 13, 1994 : The line is extended to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 - TGV, 1 km.
- January 28, 1998 : "La Plaine" station is renamed "La Plaine - Stade de France"
- RER B3
- Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV
- Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1
- Parc des Expositions
- Villepinte
- Sevran – Beaudottes
- B5
- Mitry – Claye
- Villeparisis – Mitry-le-Neuf
- Vert-Galant
- Sevran – Livry
- Aulnay-sous-Bois
- Le Blanc - Mesnil
- Drancy
- Le Bourget
- La Courneuve – Aubervilliers
- La Plaine – Stade de France
- Gare du Nord
- Châtelet - Les Halles
- St-Michel - Notre-Dame
- Luxembourg
- Port-Royal
- Denfert-Rochereau
- Cité Universitaire
- Gentilly
- Laplace
- Arcueil – Cachan
- Bagneux
- Bourg-la-Reine
- B2
- Sceaux
- Fontenay-aux-Roses
- Robinson
- B4
- Parc de Sceaux
- La Croix de Berny
- Antony
- Fontaine-Michalon
- Les Baconnets
- Massy – Verrières
- Massy – Palaiseau
- Palaiseau
- Palaiseau – Villebon
- Lozère
- Le Guichet
- Orsay – Ville
- Bures-sur-Yvette
- La Hacquinière
- Gif-sur-Yvette
- Courcelle-sur-Yvette
- Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
- RATP official website (in French)
- RATP English speaking website
- Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
- Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
- Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial) (in French)
- Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial) (in French)