The entrance to metro line 14 at Mairie de Saint-Ouen station.

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RATP

  • The extension to Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) of line 14 of the Paris metro is in service on Monday.

  • Line 14 will now be 27 kilometers long.

    And its attendance is expected to drop from 550,000 travelers per day (before the coronavirus pandemic) to one million.

  • For many future users, interviewed by "20 Minutes", this extension will change everyday life.

The long-awaited extension of line 14 of the Paris metro is finally seeing the light of day.

This Monday, the extension to Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) of the line opens to the public.

Goodbye the Saint-Lazare terminus, the 14 will now continue its route at Pont Cardinet (17th arrondissement), Porte de Clichy “Tribunal de Paris” - which will open in January, Saint-Ouen and Mairie de Saint-Ouen.

This extension has a major objective: "Desaturate line 13 by around 25% of its traffic", announces the RATP.

It must also better serve rapidly developing sectors with the new Batignolles district, the Paris Tribunal or the many offices emerging from the ground in Saint-Ouen where the Ile-de-France regional council is established in 2018.

After work delays, the arrival of line 14 in Saint-Ouen is inaugurated this Monday with great fanfare, in the presence in particular of the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, Barbara Pompili, Minister of Ecological Transition, the Mayor of Paris , Anne Hidalgo and Valérie Pécresse, the president of the region and Ile-de-France Mobilités.

For the latter, the prospect of inaugurating this section of 5.8 kilometers between Gare Saint-Lazare and Mairie de Saint-Ouen is "a moment of pure happiness".

"The hell of line 13 is over," she also said on BFM TV.

What do the main stakeholders say?

"Extremely practical"

On the occasion of a call for participation launched by

20 Minutes

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many users expressed their feelings.

“We have been living in rue Rostropovitch (17th arrondissement) for two years now.

We have seen the neighborhood emerge from the ground and the buildings are gradually inhabited.

The arrival of the line will be extremely practical, my parents live on the other side of the 14, we will easily gain 15 minutes of travel for all trips.

I hope that the Batignolles will however keep this small village atmosphere, ”explains Johan.

For the inhabitants of Saint-Ouen, it is also a line that carries hope.

“I live in the center of Saint-Ouen.

Clearly, we moved in there because the 14 was going to arrive soon.

Since then, we have been patient and all the solutions are good to manage to bypass line 13, this anxiety-provoking line, particularly since the Covid, ”notes Camille for his part.

And to clarify: "I work in Roissy and the 14 will calm and streamline my journeys ... In a few minutes to go from the inner suburbs to Châtelet, it's just great and I hope not to be disappointed!

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Line 14, which will then be 27 kilometers long, should see its ridership drop from 550,000 travelers per day (before the coronavirus pandemic) to one million.

With the 2024 Olympic Games in sight.

"It will be the line of the Olympics and everyday life",

The line of 14 is not going to end here.

Work continues for new extensions.

To the north, to Saint-Denis Pleyel (Seine-Saint-Denis) in 2023. Pleyel will host the Olympic village for the 2024 Games. And to the south, to Orly airport (Essonne), considered strategic , in 2024. "We will be at the rendezvous of the Olympics on both sides", assures Louis Villié, the director of the line at RATP.

"It will of course be the line for the Olympics, but not only: it will be the line of everyday life", underlines Valérie Pécresse, who speaks of "a new backbone of Ile-de-France" benefiting Val-de- Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis.

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