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The Réseau Express Régional (French pronunciation: [ʁezo ɛkspʁɛs ʁeʒjɔnal]; English: Regional Express Network), commonly abbreviated RER (pronounced), is a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system, similar to the S-Bahns of German-speaking countries and the S Lines of Milan, serving Paris and its suburbs.
Contrarily, in the whole Métropole du Grand Paris region the modal share of cars rose in those years from 39.5% to 43% and the modal share of active transportation declined from 40.3% to 36%. The use of public transport declined in Paris and slightly rose in the Paris Metropolis. [7]
Transport express régional (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃spɔʁ ɛksprɛs ʁeʒjɔnal], usually shortened to TER) is the brand name used by the SNCF, the French national railway company, to denote rail service run by the regional councils of France, specifically their organised transport authorities.
Carnet of bus tickets from the Société des transports en commun de la région parisienne (STRCP) ("Paris region public transport society") (1921 – 1948) First design of the Carte Orange (1975) First class was abolished in 1991 on the Métro, [ 9 ] and in 1999 on the rest of the railway network in the Île-de-France.
Overseas region (French: Région d'outre-mer) is a recent designation, given to the overseas departments that have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. As integral parts of the French Republic , they are represented in the National Assembly , Senate and Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the European ...
RER E is currently being extended to the west of Paris, with a first phase connecting Haussmann–Saint-Lazare via La Défense to Nanterre, and second phase taking over the branch of RER A to Sartrouville and Poissy followed by a section of tracks currently carrying Transilien J to reach Mantes-la-Jolie.
The proposed tramway line had transfer points with line 5 of the Paris metro at Bobigny–Pablo Picasso station, with line 7 (via a May 1987 extension) at La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945, with line 13 at Basilique de Saint-Denis (with a walking transfer) and with RER line D at Saint-Denis railway station. It was 9.1 kilometres (5.7 mi) long and served ...
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. A total of 200 kilometres (120 mi) of new tracks and 68 new stations are to ...