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In line with all Grand Paris Express lines, Line 15 will be fully automated. Upon completion, Line 15 will be the world's longest underground rapid transit tunnel dedicated to passenger service. [3] The line is being built by Société du Grand Paris, a public agency set up by the French Government to deliver the Grand Paris Express project. [4]
The Grand Paris Express is a project consisting of new rapid transit lines and the extension of existing lines being built in the Île-de-France region of France. The project comprises four new lines for the Paris Métro, plus extensions of the existing Lines 11 and 14.
The section between Place d'Italie and Nation opened in 1909 as Line 6. In 1942, the Étoile – Place d'Italie section of Line 5 was transferred to line 6, creating today's Line 6 route. The line is 13.6 km (8.5 mi) in length, of which 6.1 km (3.8 mi) are above ground, and has been equipped with rubber-tyred rolling stock since 1974.
The new project will introduce four new lines – 15, 16, 17 and 18 - plus extensions to existing lines 11 and 14. The new services will add to the RER lines which serve the suburbs surrounding Paris.
In May 2018, the Société du Grand Paris announced that the manufacturer Alstom was approached to win the contracts for the trains on lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express. The contract provides for the delivery of a maximum of 1,000 cars, which are divided into 133 six-car trains for line 15 and 50 three-car trains for lines 16 and ...
Champigny Centre station (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃piɲi sɑ̃tʁ]) is the provisional name of a future station on Line 15 of the Paris Métro, which is part of the Grand Paris Express project. The station will serve the city of Champigny-sur-Marne.
As part of the Grand Paris Express project: [60] The first (southern) section of future Line 15 between Pont de Sèvres and Noisy–Champs. This section is 33 km (21 mi) long and will have sixteen stations. [61] [60] Opening is currently planned for 2025. [62] [63]
Dupleix (French pronunciation:) is an elevated station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement.The track and station form an elevated viaduct in the centre of the Boulevard de Grenelle.