Public transport in Ile-de-France found from Tuesday a "level of supply almost equivalent" to that before the confinement and the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis in mid-March, operators announced in a joint press release. In the metro, all of the lines will operate with a frequency of 90% on average (100% on lines 1, 13 and 14) and on the normal time slot, i.e. between 5.30 a.m. and 1.15 a.m.
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Five stations in their sixties closed since the end of March will reopen: Victor Hugo (line 2), Jacques Bonsergent (line 5), Filles du Calvaire and Porte de Charenton (line 8), Charles Michels (line 10). The tram lines will operate at 100%, less on T4 and T11, the responsibility of the SNCF. The RATP buses will run with a frequency of 80% of normal while all those of the Optile network, in small and large Parisian ring, will run normally.
Teleworking always encouraged
The service will be 100% guaranteed on lines A and B of the RER from 5 a.m. to 1.15 a.m., except on the northern part of line B. The RER C, D, E and all the suburban trains will run until at 10 p.m., with nearly nine out of ten trains at peak times. Outside of these hours, traffic will go from 55% to 80% depending on the lines.
Because of the rules of distancing which reduce the capacity of public transport by about 80%, the regional authority and the operators always ask businesses and Ile-de-France residents to limit trips as much as possible, to maintain massive teleworking, and to spread the as strongly as possible the schedules of arrivals and departures at workplaces.
An employer certificate or a self-certificate justifying a compelling reason to travel is always required during peak hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at least until June 22, while the port mask is mandatory.