Paris Métro Line 11

Paris Métro Line 11 (French: Ligne 11 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It links Châtelet to Mairie des Lilas in the northeastern suburbs. At a length of 6.3 km (3.9 mi) and 13 stations served, it is currently the shortest of the 14 main Métro lines (excluding Line 3bis and Line 7bis) but is being extended by 6 stations. With 47.1 million riders in 2017, it is the thirteenth busiest line of the network.

Line 11
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11
Arts et Métiers designed in a steampunk style
Overview
LocaleParis and Les Lilas
TerminiChâtelet
Mairie des Lilas
Connecting linesParis MétroParis Métro Line 1Paris Métro Line 2Paris Métro Line 3Paris Métro Line 3bisParis Métro Line 4Paris Métro Line 5Paris Métro Line 7Paris Métro Line 7bisParis Métro Line 8 Paris Métro Line 9Paris Métro Line 14
RER RER A RER B RER D
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
Stations13
Service
SystemParis Métro
Operator(s)RATP
Rolling stockMP 59
(9 trains as of 28 June 2023)
MP 14
(19 trains as of 29 August 2023)
Ridership47.1 million (avg. per year)
13th/16 (2017)
History
Opened28 April 1935 (28 April 1935)
Technical
Line length6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
between roll ways
Electrification750 V DC guide bars on either side of the track
Conduction systemConductor
Average inter-station distance525 m (1,722 ft)
Route map
proposed extension
proposed extension
Noisy–Champs
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 15Paris Métro Line 16** RERRER A
 Neuilly–Hôpitaux
 Neuilly–Les Fauvettes
 Villemomble
Rosny Maintenance Centre
 Rosny–Bois Perrier
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 15* RERRER E
 Côteaux Beauclair
 La Dhuys
 Montreuil–Hôpital
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 9*
 Romainville–Carnot
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 1**
 Serge Gainsbourg
under construction
Lilas Shops
 Mairie des Lilas
 Porte des Lilas
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 3bis Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 3b
 Télégraphe
 Place des Fêtes
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 7bis
 Jourdain
 Pyrénées
 Belleville
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 2
 Goncourt
 République
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 3Paris Métro Line 5Paris Métro Line 8Paris Métro Line 9
 Arts et Métiers
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 3
 Rambuteau
 Hôtel de Ville
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 1
Victoria Depôt
 Châtelet Paris MétroParis Métro Line 1Paris Métro Line 4Paris Métro Line 7Paris Métro Line 14 RERRER ARER BRER D
(*) Planned     (**) Under construction

Unlike most Paris Métro lines, Line 11 was not included in the original late 19th century scheme. Designed to replace the former Belleville funicular tramway, it was opened in 1935 and intended to create a more effective transportation system which could handle the increasing traffic on the route, as well as to extend it to the center of Paris.

An extension from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-Bois-Perrier station is currently being built; featuring 6 stations, it will be opened in 2024.[1] The rolling stock of the line is also being replaced with new MP 14 trains.[2]

Chronology
  • 29 December 1922: Paris council voted for the creation of a new metro line which would replace the Belleville funicular and which would be extended to Châtelet.
  • 28 April 1935: Line 11 was inaugurated from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas.
  • 17 February 1937: The line was extended from Porte des Lilas to Mairie des Lilas.
  • 8 November 1956: Due to steep slopes, the rails were adapted to allow for rubber-tyred trains.
  • 1 June 2023: Cascading of MP 59 to MP 14CC rolling stock begins.

Rolling stock
An MP 59-trainset, this model planned to be retired in late-Summer 2023.

Being the first metro line to be converted to rubber-tyred pneumatic operation, the first set of rubber-tyred rolling stock to be in service on Line 11 was the MP 55, which operated from October 1956 through January 1999. They were then replaced by refurbished MP 59 stock from Line 4. The MP 55 stock consisted of 4 carriages, as well as the current MP 59 stock. One MP 73 of line 6 is in service on the 11 as well.

The current plan, according to Île-de-France Mobilités, is to replace the current fleet of Line 11 with the MP 14 series, around the time when the extension to Rosny-sous-Bois opens. Although the new trains will be driver-operated in the same method as the current fleet, they will be 5 cars long, and have open gangways.[3][4]

An initial 20 trains was ordered in February 2018 with an additional 19 trains ordered in July 2021.[2] Production began in late 2020, with testing in summer 2021.[2]

New MP 14-manual transit, entered on service on June 1, 2023.

Since June 2023, new MP 14 CC (manuel transit) is deployed with four new trains entering in service each Tuesdays in exchange of four MP 59 transferred to Rosny-sous-Bois workshop on Mondays-sunset to be retired. Twenty new MP 14-manuel transit will be deployed until the Summer 2023, nineteen new trainsets need to de deployed on Spring 2024 due to the extension on Rosny-Bois-Perrier.[5]

Future
  • A six-station, 5 km (3.1 mi) extension eastbound from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny – Bois-Perrier is under construction to ensure better commuter service to the Northeastern inner suburbs.
  • The scheme was first proposed by the local government authorities, and adopted during the 2007 review of the Ile-de-France Transportation Plan.
  • Preliminary work on this extension to Rosny – Bois-Perrier started in 2015. It is expected to open by spring 2024.
  • The extension will provide new connections with the RER E and the extended tramway line 1, which will be linked more easily to the downtown and the commuter hub of Châtelet les Halles.
List of new stations and transfers (with expected opening dates)
New stations Towns served Expected opening date
Serge Gainsbourg Les Lilas 2024
Place Carnot (Transfer with Tram 1) Romainville, Noisy-le-Sec 2024
Montreuil – Hôpital Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec 2024
La Dhuys Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois 2024
Côteaux Beauclair Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois 2024
Rosny – Bois-Perrier (Transfer with RER RER E) Rosny-sous-Bois 2024

Revisions in the Grand Paris Express Plan and possible automation

A revised plan for the proposed Grand Paris Express metro system was unveiled on 6 March 2013. The revisions call for a second extension of Line 11 towards Noisy-Champs by 2030, although it is unclear if this goal will be attainable. Should the second extension commence, it is slated to come with a full automation of Line 11.[6] Automation is currently not planned for the Rosny extension, though the RATP and STIF had considered the possibility of automating the line later on.

Route
Geographically accurate route of Métro Line 11.
Geographically accurate route of Métro Line 11.

Tourism

Metro line 11 passes near several places of interest :

See also

References
  1. "Prolongement de la ligne 11 : le tunnelier inauguré, six nouvelles stations de métro en 2023". France 3 Paris Ile-de-France (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Alstom to build 19 more rubber-tyred metro trains for Paris". International Railway Journal. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. Press release: "Le prolongement de la ligne 11 du métro à Rosny-Bois-Perrier à l’enquête publique en 2013", STIF, 13 February 2013
  4. Varoquier, Jila (11 December 2018). "Le métro parisien passe au bleu". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. Hasse, Benoît (9 July 2023). "Grand Paris : la ligne 11 du métro fait sa révolution en s'équipant (enfin) de rames neuves" [Grand Paris: line 11 of the metro is undergoing a revolution by (finally) equipping itself with new trains] (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-09
  6. Nouveau Grand Paris» : l'Etat engage 27 milliards pour le métro parisien, Les Echos, 3 June 2013 (In French)
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