RER_B

RER B

RER B

Hybrid suburban commuter and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs.

RER B is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its Île-de-France suburbs. The 80-kilometre (50 mi) RER B line crosses the region from north to south, with all trains serving a group of stations in central Paris, before branching out towards the ends of the line.

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The line opened in stages starting in December 1977 by connecting two existing suburban commuter rail lines with a new tunnel under Paris: the Chemin de Fer du Nord to the north (which formerly terminated at Gare du Nord) and the Ligne de Sceaux to the south (which formerly terminated at Luxembourg station).

The RER B, along with the rest of the RER network, has had a significant social impact on Paris and the surrounding region by speeding up trips across central Paris, by making far fewer stops than the Paris Métro and by bringing far-flung suburbs within easy reach of the city centre. The line has far exceeded all traffic expectations, with passengers taking 165 million journeys per year in 2004. That makes the RER B the second busiest single rail line in Europe (after RER A).

The line faces capacity challenges as a result of sharing a tunnel with RER D trains between Châtelet–Les Halles and Gare du Nord.

Chronology

The RER B opened in stages starting in December 1977 by connecting two existing suburban commuter rail lines with a new tunnel under Paris: the Chemin de Fer du Nord to the north (which formerly terminated at Gare du Nord) and the Ligne de Sceaux to the south (which formerly terminated at Luxembourg station).

List of RER B stations

Inside a RER B train
Luxembourg on the RER B.
Inside an RER B train
Travelers waiting for RER B at Châtelet–Les Halles during a day of strike in 2019
RER B at La Plaine – Stade de France.

Service patterns

The RER B Line has two service patterns:

  • Off-peak hours on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
  • Rush hour during the week (and special events such as matches at the Stade de France or construction work)

In any case, the stations from Cité Universitaire to Paris Gare du Nord are served by every single train.

Off-peak service

In 2021, the off-peak service is made up of 3 missions per 1 / 4H:

To the south:

  • Mission K, (KALI, KARE, etc.) for Massy-Palaiseau (Massy)
    • Non-stop train between CDG and Paris, then local train from Paris to Massy
  • Mission S, (SVAN, SOLO, etc.) for Robinson
    • Local train on the entire line between Mitry—Claye and Robinson
  • Mission P, (PEPE, PILE, etc.) for St Remy-lès-Chevreuse
    • Local train between CDG and Paris, rapid/semi-direct train between Paris and Massy-Palaiseau, then local train to St Remy

To the north:

  • Mission E, (EKLI, ELAN, etc.) for CDG2
    • Local train in the south between Massy and Paris, then non-stop/direct train between Paris and CDG2
  • Mission E, (EFLA, ERGE, etc.) for CDG2
    • Local train between St Remy and Massy, rapid/semi-direct train between Massy and Paris, then local train from Paris to CDG
  • Mission I, (IBIS, IMRE, etc.) for Mitry-Mory
    • Local train on the whole line

Rush hour service

Rush hour is between 07:00 and 09:45 in the morning and between 16:00 and 20:00 in the afternoon.

In 2021 the rush hour service is made up of 4 missions per 1 / 4H:

General scheme

In the northern section after Paris Gare du Nord, all trains are local trains.

To the south:

  • Mission K, (KALI, KARE, etc ...) for Massy-Palaiseau (Massy)
    • Rapid train from Paris to Massy
  • Mission L, (LUNE, LEVE, etc ...) for Orsay
    • Rapid train from Paris to Massy then local train between Massy and Orsay
  • Mission S, (SVAN, SOLO, etc ...) for Robinson
    • Local train until Robinson
  • Mission P, (PEPE, PILE, etc ...) for St Remy-lès-Chevreuse
    • Semi-direct train between Paris and Massy-Palaiseau, non-stop train between Massy and Orsay, then local train between Orsay and St Remy

To the north:

In the northern section after Paris Gare du Nord, all trains are local trains.

  • 2 Mission E to Roissy
  • 2 Mission I to Mitry Mory

Some infrequent missions can be seen such as missions J to Denfert Rochereau in the evening.

Mission code

RER B mission codes are made up of four letters followed by two numbers. The first letter always indicates the destination.

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Rolling stock

RER B is operated by 117 sets of the MI 79 series and 31 sets of the MI 84 series. These are to be replaced from 2025 by the MI 20 series.[1]

Past fleet include the MS 61, which operated on the line from 29 June 1967 to 28 February 1983, and the Class Z 23000, which operated from 16 November 1937 to 27 February 1987.

See also

References

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    MING fleet to replace RER B Interconnexion stock Metro Report International 28 June 2018
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