Quill Depot Posted March 1, 2013 Share #126 Posted March 1, 2013 Nice shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 1, 2013 Share #127 Posted March 1, 2013 Those are nice buses! Are some of these buses air-conditioned? Phébus Phébus is the main bus network in and around Versailles (southwestern outer suburbs of Paris). The network has 54 lines and over 780 stops. Mercedes Citaro and Renault Agora line Renault Agora line Mercedes Citaro Mercedes Citaro Irisbus Citelis 12 Irisbus Citelis 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #128 Posted March 1, 2013 Those are nice buses! Are some of these buses air-conditioned? Yes, at least for the Mercedes Citaro and Irisbus Citelis, I don't know for the Agora. ___________________________________ Vaugirard The station opened in 1910. Vaugirard has a carrossage (metal paneling) style. In the end 1950's 1960's many Paris metro stations were in bad state but the RATP (Paris transportation company) lacked of funds. Instead of completely renovate the station, they just put metal panel on the wall to hide it.. Vaugirard is one of the few station where this style remains, most have been removed with an heavy renovation of the stations during the 2000's. During the renovation of the other stations with this style when they put down the metal panels, you could see the old advertisings. Vaugirard had 3,853,128 entries in 2011, it is the 131st station of the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 2, 2013 Share #129 Posted March 2, 2013 Yes, at least for the Mercedes Citaro and Irisbus Citelis, I don't know for the Agora. ___________________________________ Vaugirard The station opened in 1910. Vaugirard has a carrossage (metal paneling) style. In the end 1950's 1960's many Paris metro stations were in bad state but the RATP (Paris transportation company) lacked of funds. Instead of completely renovate the station, they just put metal panel on the wall to hide it.. Vaugirard is one of the few station where this style remains, most have been removed with an heavy renovation of the stations during the 2000's. During the renovation of the other stations with this style when they put down the metal panels, you could see the old advertisings. Vaugirard had 3,853,128 entries in 2011, it is the 131st station of the network. They forgot the ceiling, and still today it looks worn down, especially the platform edge which white seems tarnished and the tactile paving looking dirty and unclean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share #130 Posted March 2, 2013 They forgot the ceiling, and still today it looks worn down, especially the platform edge which white seems tarnished and the tactile paving looking dirty and unclean. The ceilling, unfortunately, Paris metro has some big water infiltration problems and many ceillings are in this state even for some stations that have been renovated few years ago. In those stations, the RATP prefers to not use tiles because they could fall. The platform edge and tactile paving is looking dirty and unclean in most stations. ____________________________________________ Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi is at 11km of the heart Central Paris in southeastern inner suburbs The station first opened in 1840, it was rebuilt during the 1970's. It is served by the RER C since 1979. I just wanted to take a picture of a train but there are three trains arrived at the same time. Express service passing through the station and a local service leaving the station, both trains are bound to Central Paris The local train is made of one non-renovated EMU (white, blue and red lively) and one renovated EMU (blue lively). And a train bound to the southeast outer suburbs arrives in station. Closer look of the platforms Choisy-le-Roi had 24,600 boarding passengers per weekday in 2012, making it the fifth busiest station of the RER C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 3, 2013 Share #131 Posted March 3, 2013 I love those trains, and the trains have a livery resembling London Underground's red-blue-white livery. The only difference is that the blue is at the top. The ceilling, unfortunately, Paris metro has some big water infiltration problems and many ceillings are in this state even for some stations that have been renovated few years ago. In those stations, the RATP prefers to not use tiles because they could fall. The platform edge and tactile paving is looking dirty and unclean in most stations. ____________________________________________ Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi is at 11km of the heart Central Paris in southeastern inner suburbs The station first opened in 1840, it was rebuilt during the 1970's. It is served by the RER C since 1979. I just wanted to take a picture of a train but there are three trains arrived at the same time. Express service passing through the station and a local service leaving the station, both trains are bound to Central Paris The local train is made of one non-renovated EMU (white, blue and red lively) and one renovated EMU (blue lively). And a train bound to the southeast outer suburbs arrives in station. Closer look of the platforms Choisy-le-Roi had 24,600 boarding passengers per weekday in 2012, making it the fifth busiest station of the RER C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share #132 Posted March 3, 2013 It is mostly inspirated by the colors of french flag. this is livery was created for the interconnection between the RATP and the SNCF with the line B in the early 1980's. The central and southern part of the RER B is operated by the RATP and the northern part is operated by the SNCF. A new livery was created for this and then it was used by most of the RER rolling stock until the 2000's. The trains are Z2N, Z2N is in the name of various two level EMU stocks of the SNCF produced between 1982 (Z5600) and 2004 (Z20900). ____________________________________________ At Choisy le Roi runs the bus line TVM. TVM for Trans-Val-de-Marne. (Val de Marne is a department in southeast inner suburbs). This line was created in 1993, it runs on its dedicated busway. TVM is 19.7km long, serving 32 stops. The is a suburbs to suburbs route, it links three RER lines and one metro line with Rungis wholesale market, big malls like Belle Epine and numerous residential lacking of the mass transit access. With over 16 million yearly passengers, it is one of the busiest bus line. The bus stock is Irisbus Agora L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 4, 2013 Share #133 Posted March 4, 2013 What's Saint-Maur? Is it a part of Creteil? It is mostly inspirated by the colors of french flag. this is livery was created for the interconnection between the RATP and the SNCF with the line B in the early 1980's. The central and southern part of the RER B is operated by the RATP and the northern part is operated by the SNCF. A new livery was created for this and then it was used by most of the RER rolling stock until the 2000's. The trains are Z2N, Z2N is in the name of various two level EMU stocks of the SNCF produced between 1982 (Z5600) and 2004 (Z20900). ____________________________________________ At Choisy le Roi runs the bus line TVM. TVM for Trans-Val-de-Marne. (Val de Marne is a department in southeast inner suburbs). This line was created in 1993, it runs on its dedicated busway. TVM is 19.7km long, serving 32 stops. The is a suburbs to suburbs route, it links three RER lines and one metro line with Rungis wholesale market, big malls like Belle Epine and numerous residential lacking of the mass transit access. With over 16 million yearly passengers, it is one of the busiest bus line. The bus stock is Irisbus Agora L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share #134 Posted March 4, 2013 Saint-Maur or Saint-Maur-des-Fossés for its full name is a suburb located east of Créteil (southeast inner suburbs of Paris). Saint-Maur is the fifth most populated municipality in Val de Marne department (Créteil is most populated and the head town of the departement). If there is a RER station called Saint-Maur – Créteil, it is because the station is located in Saint Maur near Créteil. Créteil is at the west of the Marne river and Saint-Maur at the east. Saint Maur is quite wealthy while Créteil is more working class. PS: Avoid to quote the whole message with all the pictures, take only the part where you have a question. The page could become too heavy to load for some reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted March 4, 2013 Share #135 Posted March 4, 2013 I forgot if France has Bus Rapid Transit? Is BRT successful in France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share #136 Posted March 4, 2013 Yes but it is not as heavy as in South America where the bus almost run on metro-like infrastructure. In France, it is called "Bus à haut niveau de service" or BHNS. Most of the BRT lines are pretty successfull. The TVM above is a BRT line and it is one of the busiest bus line in Paris and in France. This is a map of the existing and planned BRT in Paris metropolitan area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 5, 2013 Share #137 Posted March 5, 2013 Cool stuff,Minato Ku! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share #138 Posted March 5, 2013 Crimée The station opened in 1910. Crimée has a "Ouï-dire" style, this style was used in the end of the 1980's to renovate the stations. It can be noticed by the lighting scheme and the tiles. At the beginning, lights of several colors had illuminated the vault of the "Ouï-dire" style stations. Over the years they lost their colors. Crimée station had 7,183,997 entries in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 6, 2013 Share #139 Posted March 6, 2013 That's one beautiful style, indeed, and that's one perfectly clean ceiling there! Sadly the MF 77 has graffiti in it's front. Crimée The station opened in 1910. Crimée has a "Ouï-dire" style, this style was used in the end of the 1980's to renovate the stations. It can be noticed by the lighting scheme and the tiles. At the beginning, lights of several colors had illuminated the vault of the "Ouï-dire" style stations. Over the years they lost their colors. Crimée station had 7,183,997 entries in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share #140 Posted March 6, 2013 To finish this page. Paris love affair with bus lane. The bus can't use the bus lane because a van is parked on it. This situation very frequent, bus lanes are often used as delivery zone. This type of bus lanes is a bit segregated, it means that bus can't use it if a car is parked on it. Fortunately this picture is taken during off peak and the traffic is not congested but in rush-hours buses are too often trapped in traffic jams even in streets with bus lanes. Paris is a melting pot of northern and southern Europe, the bad weather of northern Europe and the lack of civility of southern Europe. This is crazy how this city can change people, after a few months living in Paris, respectful japanese can become fare dodgers and jaywalk everywhere. (I am not kidding, I have seen it several time for some of my japanese friends). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 7, 2013 Share #141 Posted March 7, 2013 What Paris Metro station that entrance leads to? To finish this page. Paris love affair with bus lane. The bus can't use the bus lane because a van is parked on it. This situation very frequent, bus lanes are often used as delivery zone. This type of bus lanes is a bit segregated, it means that bus can't use it if a car is parked on it. Fortunately this picture is taken during off peak and the traffic is not congested but in rush-hours buses are too often trapped in traffic jams even in streets with bus lanes. Paris is a melting pot of northern and southern Europe, the bad weather of northern Europe and the lack of civility of southern Europe. This is crazy how this city can change people, after a few months living in Paris, respectful japanese can become fare dodgers and jaywalk everywhere. (I am not kidding, I have seen it several time for some of my japanese friends). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share #142 Posted March 7, 2013 It is Porte de Clignancourt (line 4) This is the northern terminal station of the line 4. It opened in 1908 The station, like Crimée in the previous page, is in "Oui-dire" style. I don't have many picture of Porte de Clignancourt, I took this picture during the first run of the MP89 on line 4. Porte de Clignancourt had 9,000,298 entries in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share #143 Posted March 10, 2013 Guy Môquet The station opened in 1911 as part of the line B of Nord Sud metro network, it became the line 13 when Nord Sud company was absorbed by the other company the CMP in 1931 (CMP was dissolved after the WW2). The first name of the station was Carrefour Marcadet. The station has been renamed several time, its actual name was given after the WW2. Guy Môquet was a young french resistant killed by German during the war. Since its renovation in 2010, the station has returned to its original style. The Nord Sud style. Funny note, because the advertising panels don't have the common size, they put smaller ad posters in Nord Sud style stations. Guy Môquet had 4,524,101 entries in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 11, 2013 Share #144 Posted March 11, 2013 The station's original style is beautiful and I love it, you may think that this is a picture of the station in the 20s but actually in the 2010s. Guy Môquet The station opened in 1911 as part of the line B of Nord Sud metro network, it became the line 13 when Nord Sud company was absorbed by the other company the CMP in 1931 (CMP was dissolved after the WW2). The first name of the station was Carrefour Marcadet. The station has been renamed several time, its actual name was given after the WW2. Guy Môquet was a young french resistant killed by German during the war. Since its renovation in 2010, the station has returned to its original style. The Nord Sud style. Funny note, because the advertising panels don't have the common size, they put smaller ad posters in Nord Sud style stations. Guy Môquet had 4,524,101 entries in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share #145 Posted March 12, 2013 Scania Omnicity, I don't know a network outside the RATP using this stock in Paris metropolitan area. This bus has a quite nice design but it's configuration inside is not as convenient as the other buses in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share #146 Posted March 13, 2013 €26.5bn Grand Paris metro expansion programme confirmed 12 March 2013 FRANCE: The government is to proceed with the project to build 200 km of new metro lines by 2030 to serve the outer suburbs of the capital, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced in a speech given on March 6. Following a review of the programme inherited from the Sarkozy administration, Ayrault said that the Nouveau Grand Paris programme was ‘unprecedented in its ambition and it is funded’. The Grand Paris Express project to build a network of orbital automatic metro lines now has a budget of €26⋅5bn, and Ayrault said that construction of the various routes would be launched in parallel. The first public inquiry is due to start later this year for work to start on Line 15 from Noisy-Champs to Pont-de-Sèvres in 2015. This route should be in service by 2020 when work would be nearing completion on a further section of Line 15 from Noisy to Le Bourget and on Line 18 from Massy-Palaiseau to Saclay. To connect with these new orbital routes Line 11 of the Paris metro network is to be extended eastwards to Noisy-Champs, while Line 14 is be extended northwards to Saint-Denis-Pleyel and to Orly south of the capital. The Nouveau Grand Paris programme also includes €7bn to improve existing routes by 2017, which is expected to create 57 000 jobs. This will include modernisation of RER lines B, C and D, extension of metro Line 4 to Montrouge by 2013 and the opening of light rail route T8 from Saint-Denis to Épinay and Villetaneuse in 2014. Refurbishment of the major interchange at Châtelet-Les Halles is planned for 2016, followed by the extension of metro Line 14 to Mairie de Saint-Ouen in 2017 and the construction of the Clichy – Montfermeil branch of light rail route T4. Grand Paris Express network Line 15: Noisy-Champs – Champigny Centre – La Défense – Saint-Denis-Pleyel – Rosny-Bois-Perrier Line 16: Noisy-Champs – Clichy-Montfermeil – Aulnay-sous-Bois – Pleyel Line 17: Pleyel – Le Bourget – Le Mesnil Amelot Line 18: Orly – Massy-Palaiseau – Saclay – Versailles http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-rail/single-view/view/EUR265bn-grand-paris-metro-expansion-programme-confirmed.html Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share #147 Posted March 14, 2013 Sartrouville The station is located in western suburbs in the Poissy/Cergy branch of the RER A in the suburbs of Sartrouville. This branch unlike the other part of the line is operated by the SNCF rather that the RATP. In rush hour, this station is also served by the suburban trains of the L network of Saint Lazare. MI09 MI84 leaving the station MI2N arriving A second MI2N Z6400 of Saint-Lazare L network. In rush hours there is 6tph (per way) in the Cergy-Saint Lazare line. In weekday offpeak only the RER A serves the station. Sartrouville has about 18,000 boarding passengers per weekday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share #148 Posted March 16, 2013 Quai de la Rapée The station opened in 1906, its first name was Mazas, it was after named Pont d'Austerlitz in 1907. The station is at ground level but above the Seine and Bassin de l'Arsenal (a former industrial port, now a Marina linking the Seine with Saint Martin canal) that are located next to the station. While the platform are the same than in 1906, the entrance building has been rebuilt during the 1970's. Because of its location, at the confluence of a river and a canal, the station is lowly used. Quai de la Rapée is near closed metro station Arsenal also on the line 5, Arsenal was closed in 1939 at the beginning of WWII. The train arrives underground and pass a bridge above the Bassin de l'Arsenal before the station. After the station, it again becomes underground to pass under a street and it re-emerges to take the Austerlitz viaduct. Austerlitz viaduc, Quai de la Rapée (not visible) is at the left of the picture, after the brick building (Forensic Institute of Paris). Quai de la Rapée had 1,201,924 entries in 2011, it is the last used station of the line 5 (285 out 301 for Paris metro). Imagine a station located in Central Paris but in an isolated and empty place between a river, a canal, an highway and the forensic institute, not the place where you want to be at midnight. Anyway Quai de la Rapée it is not dangerous area and this section between Bastille and Gare d'Austerlitz of the line 5 is a must see for people who want to visit Paris metro. In this section you can see a closed metro station, a viaduc above the Seine, I forgot to say that Gare d'Austerlitz metro station is built just inside Gare d'Austerlitz train terminal, I said inside but not under the train terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share #149 Posted March 17, 2013 Gare d'Austerlitz Just after the Austerlitz viaduc is located the Gare d'Austerlitz, a main train terminal serving the central and southwest of France. With the opening of the highspeed line to Montparnasse train station, Austerlitz lost a lot of its importance. Due to renovation during the 70's it also lost to grandeur, half of the terminal hall is taken by a parking garage and other facilities including tracks. Gare d'Austerlitz is still a terminal railway with intercity lines from central/southwest France and Spain. The station is also an important transfer with RER C and the metro. A big redevelopment of the station and the district around is under way, the station will be renovated, extended and millions sq ft of offices and retail space will be built around. Gare d'Austerlitz metro station for line 5 opened in 1906. The station was built elevated inside the railway terminal building. Today it is not visible because this part of the terminal is not accessible to the public but by 2016 it will be. Train of the line 5 entering in the station It has an unique architectural style. From the metro line 5 platforms, you can see how is half of the railway terminal hall of Austerlitz. This is the tracks of the RER C and the elevated road link to a parking garage. By 2016 this part will be accessible to the pedestrian, hosting retail space. Gare d'Austerlitz metro station had 9,063,260 entries in 2011. The metro station has also undergound platforms for the line 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCRailfan523 Posted March 18, 2013 Share #150 Posted March 18, 2013 Gare d'Austerlitz Just after the Austerlitz viaduc is located the Gare d'Austerlitz, a main train terminal serving the central and southwest of France. With the opening of the highspeed line to Montparnasse train station, Austerlitz lost a lot of its importance. Due to renovation during the 70's it also lost to grandeur, half of the terminal hall is taken by a parking garage and other facilities including tracks. Gare d'Austerlitz is still a terminal railway with intercity lines from central/southwest France and Spain. The station is also an important transfer with RER C and the metro. A big redevelopment of the station and the district around is under way, the station will be renovated, extended and millions sq ft of offices and retail space will be built around. Gare d'Austerlitz metro station for line 5 opened in 1906. The station was built elevated inside the railway terminal building. Today it is not visible because this part of the terminal is not accessible to the public but by 2016 it will be. Train of the line 5 entering in the station It has an unique architectural style. From the metro line 5 platforms, you can see how is half of the railway terminal hall of Austerlitz. This is the tracks of the RER C and the elevated road link to a parking garage. By 2016 this part will be accessible to the pedestrian, hosting retail space. Gare d'Austerlitz metro station had 9,063,260 entries in 2011. The metro station has also undergound platforms for the line 10. Wow, that's some good architecture but it's looking old now. I love how London preserve their own stations, by the way, Whitechapel station looks new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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