Paris' Public Transport Almost Back to Normal

'Plan Bus' Stopped; Free Rides Continue

Metro and Bus, RATP
- Except for lines 7, 8, and 12, all Metro lines are operating nearly normally

- Most buses are circulating normally, except a few operating from suburban centers.

- 'Plan Bus' has been suspended.

RER and SNCF Paris Suburban services

- Transit rate is 50% of normal for the whole network.
- RER 'A' - almost 100%
- RER 'B' - almost 100%
- RER 'C' - about 66%
- RER 'D' - from north to Chatelet only; from south-east to Gare de Lyon only

- Gare de Nord - 50% - no connection to RER 'B' and 'D'
- Gare St Lazare - almost 100%
- Montparnasse - about 50% plus connect to RER 'C' - about 66%
- Gare de Lyon - about 75%

SNCF, TGV Long Distance

- North of France: almost normal
- South of France: about 50% globally. Exceptions: Marseille, Montpellier and Limoges are still on strike, although Montpellier voted to return late yesterday.

La Poste
About 15 sorting centers are still on strike; about 120 are operating normally

Automobiles
Warning: Paris cops are handing out Parking Tickets again.

Airports
Paris region airports have returned to normal service.

Demonstration Today at 17:00 - Starting at Place de la Republique with destination of the Hotel de Ville. The CGT union has also called for demonstrations in Versailles, Nanterre, Boulogne-Billancourt, and various other Paris suburbs.

The Information numbers : (available in France only)

- SNCF Paris region, 05 15 24 24 - toll-free
- SNCF national: 05 41 14 11 - toll-free
- RATP: 05 15 11 11 - toll-free, or Minitel: 3615 RATP

Note: several of these information numbers were totally saturated yesterday afternoon. Computer-run answering services will switch to toll numbers if the lines become overloaded.

Road Information, Paris region, Ile-de-France:

- Information: 48 49 33 33
- Auto-answer: 48 94 33 33
- Minitel: 3615 Route

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