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For the governance of Paris-area public transport, the basic rule of thumb is that the RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) governs all transport within and extending from the Parisian Capital, and the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, the state-owned rail company whose network covers all of France) governs all ...
The RATP bus network covers the entire territory of the city of Paris and the vast majority of its near suburbs.Operated by the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), this constitutes a dense bus network complementary to other public transport networks, all organized and financed by Île-de-France Mobilités.
Île-de-France Mobilités is the governmental authority that controls and coordinates the different companies operating the Paris-area public transport network and the rest of the Île-de-France region. In this capacity, it issues operating contracts for the various services, owns the buses and rolling stock used on those services, and acts as ...
The Paris Métro (French: Métro de Paris, [metʁo d(ə) paʁi]), short for Métropolitain ([metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃]), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and historical entrances influenced by Art ...
From 1855 to 1938, Paris was served by an extensive tramway network, predating the Paris Métro by nearly a half-century. [3] In 1925 the network had a 1,111 km (690 mi) length, with 122 lines. [ citation needed ] In the 1930s, the oil and automobile industry lobbies put pressure on the Paris Police Prefecture to remove tram tracks and make ...
The public transport network of Île-de-France Mobilités is divided into 5 zones. Zone 1 covers the city of Paris, and zones 2-5 surround it. Zone 4 includes Versailles, and zone 5 includes Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, and Disneyland Paris. Starting 1991, there were 8 zones. On 1 July 2007, zones 7 and 8 were merged into zone 6.
RATP hybrid bus on Paris route 38. In Paris, RATP operates, under its own name, on behalf of and under contract with Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the Paris region transit authority. RATP's services constitute, in their own right, a multi-mode public transportation infrastructure, but also contribute to a larger multi-mode system extending ...
The RER is operated partly by RATP, the authority that operates most public transport in Paris, and partly by SNCF, the national rail operator. [4] The system, which is structured in a traditional radial arrangement, operates a through-service and uses a single fare model that works seamlessly with several other public transit systems. [5]