RER B

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2011}} The '''RER B''' is one of the five lines in the [[RER]] rapid transit system serving [[:Paris]], France. The line runs from the northern termini Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (B3) and Mitry-Claye (B5) to the southern termini Robinson (B2) and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (B4). * First inauguration : 9 December 1977 * Length : {{convert|80.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} * Number of stops : 47 * Traffic (2004) : 165,100,000 journeys per annum ''(figure only for the RATP section of the line)'' The southern part of the line (south of [[Gare du Nord]]) is operated by [[Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens|RATP]], the northern part by [[SNCF]]. Trains are owned by either company. Until December 2009, drivers changed at Gare du Nord ; RATP and SNCF drivers now operate their trains all line long. Trains moving from one network to the other at this station is known as the ''Interconnexion''. Technical difficulties of the interconnection include: the shared tunnel with [[RER D]] between [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet – Les Halles]] and Gare du Nord, and the fact that while the SNCF part in the northern suburbs use 25 kV AC current, the RATP part uses 1500 V DC, forcing the use of dual-voltage trains. ==Chronology== Line B was the product of the connection in 1977 of the [[Ligne de Sceaux]] terminus, [[Luxembourg (Paris RER)|Luxembourg]], with the [[Gare du Nord]] via [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet – Les Halles]]. In 1988 [[St-Michel - Notre-Dame (Paris RER)|St-Michel – Notre-Dame]] station between ''Luxembourg'' and ''Châtelet – Les Halles'' was opened to provide connection with [[RER C]] and [[Paris Métro Line 10|Métro Line 10]] at [[Cluny - La Sorbonne (Paris Métro)|Cluny – La Sorbonne]], a station which had been closed since the beginning of the second world war and was entirely renovated for the occasion. * '''1846''' : The [[Ligne de Sceaux]] is inaugurated from [[Massy, Essonne|Massy]] to [[Denfert-Rochereau (Paris Metro and RER)|Denfert-Rochereau]]. * '''1862''' : The [[Chemin de Fer du Nord]] line from Paris to [[Soissons]] via [[Gare de Mitry-Claye|Mitry-Claye]] is opened. * '''From 1889 to 1895''' : The Ligne de Sceaux is extended from [[Denfert-Rochereau (Paris Metro and RER)|Denfert-Rochereau]] to [[Luxembourg (Paris RER)|Luxembourg]]. * '''1937''' : The CMP (the company which operated Paris subways at the time) buys from the PO company the "[[ligne de Sceaux]]" which connected the [[Luxembourg Garden]] to [[Robinson]] and [[Massy – Palaiseau (Paris RER)|Massy – Palaiseau]]. * '''1976''' : A new 13.5 km long line from [[Gare d'Aulnay-sous-Bois|Aulnay-sous-Bois]] to [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport]] ([[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 (Paris RER)|terminal 1]]) is opened, linking it with Paris. * '''9 December 1977''' : The "ligne de Sceaux" is extended to [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet-les Halles]], 2 km, and becomes the '''RER B'''. * '''10 December 1981''' : The line is extended from [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet-les Halles]] to [[Gare du Nord]], 2.5 km (branch B1). RATP trains to [[Robinson]] and [[Massy, Essonne|Massy]] make end-to-end ("bout à bout") connections with SNCF trains to [[Gare d'Aulnay-sous-Bois|Aulnay-sous-Bois]], [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport]] and [[Gare de Mitry-Claye|Mitry]], 42 km, but without through working due to a difference in electrical system (1500V DC to the south, 25kV AC to the north). * '''January 1983''' : New station, [[Parc-des-Expositions (Paris RER)|Parc-des-Expositions]], opened. Located between [[Villepinte (Paris RER)|Villepinte]] and [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 (Paris RER)|Roissy]]. * '''7 June 1983''' : Some trains work through between points north and south of [[Gare du Nord]] ("Interconnexion Robinson / St-Rémy – Roissy / Mitry"). Service increased in 1984 and 1987. * '''17 February 1988''' : The station [[St-Michel - Notre-Dame (Paris RER)|St-Michel – Notre-Dame]] is inaugurated between Luxembourg and Châtelet in order to offer a quick connection with [[Paris Métro line 10|metro line 10]] and the [[RER C]]. * '''2 October 1994''' : [[Orlyval|OrlyVAL]] line opens, connecting [[Antony (Paris RER)|Antony]] station with [[Orly Airport (Paris)|Orly Airport]], 8 km. * '''13 November 1994''' : The line is extended to [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV]], 1 km. * '''28 January 1998''' : "La Plaine – Voyageurs" station is moved by a few hundred meters and renamed "[[La Plaine - Stade de France (Paris RER)|La Plaine – Stade de France]]" ==List of RER B stations== [[Image:RER-B Interior Roissy.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Inside an almost empty RER B]] [[Image:RER-B Luxembourg.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Luxembourg (Paris RER)|Luxembourg]] on the RER B.]] [[Image:RER-B.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Inside an RER B.]] [[Image:RER-B Chatelet.jpg|thumb|200px|right|People getting in the RER B at [[Châtelet (Paris Métro)|Châtelet]].]] [[Image:RER-B La-Plaine.jpg|thumb|200px|right|RER B at [[La_Plaine_–_Stade_de_France_(Paris_RER)|La Plaine – Stade de France]].]] * '''RER B3''' ** [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV]] ** [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 (Paris RER)|Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1]] ** [[Parc des Expositions (Paris RER)|Parc des Expositions]] ** [[Villepinte (Paris RER)|Villepinte]] ** [[Sevran – Beaudottes (Paris RER)|Sevran – Beaudottes]] * '''B5''' ** [[Mitry – Claye (SNCF)|Mitry – Claye]] ** [[Villeparisis – Mitry-le-Neuf (Paris RER)|Villeparisis – Mitry-le-Neuf]] ** [[Vert-Galant (Paris RER)|Vert-Galant]] ** [[Sevran – Livry (Paris RER)|Sevran – Livry]] * [[Aulnay-sous-Bois (SNCF)|Aulnay-sous-Bois]] * [[Le Blanc-Mesnil (Paris RER)|Le Blanc-Mesnil]] * [[Drancy (Paris RER)|Drancy]] * [[Le Bourget (Paris RER)|Le Bourget]] * [[La Courneuve – Aubervilliers (Paris RER)|La Courneuve – Aubervilliers]] * [[La Plaine – Stade de France (Paris RER)|La Plaine – Stade de France]] * [[Gare du Nord]] * [[Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)|Châtelet – Les Halles]] * [[St-Michel - Notre-Dame (Paris RER)|St-Michel – Notre-Dame]] * [[Luxembourg (Paris RER)|Luxembourg]] * [[Port-Royal (Paris RER)|Port-Royal]] * [[Denfert-Rochereau (Paris RER)|Denfert-Rochereau]] * [[Cité Universitaire (Paris RER)|Cité Universitaire]] * [[Gentilly (Paris RER)|Gentilly]] * [[Laplace (Paris RER)|Laplace]] * [[Arcueil – Cachan (Paris RER)|Arcueil – Cachan]] * [[Bagneux (Paris RER)|Bagneux]] * [[Bourg-la-Reine (Paris RER)|Bourg-la-Reine]] * '''B2''' ** [[Sceaux (Paris RER)|Sceaux]] ** [[Fontenay-aux-Roses (Paris RER)|Fontenay-aux-Roses]] ** [[Robinson (Paris RER)|Robinson]] * '''B4''' ** [[Parc de Sceaux (Paris RER)|Parc de Sceaux]] ** [[La Croix de Berny (Paris RER)|La Croix de Berny]] ** [[Antony (Paris RER)|Antony]] ** [[Fontaine-Michalon (Paris RER)|Fontaine-Michalon]] ** [[Les Baconnets (Paris RER)|Les Baconnets]] ** [[Massy – Verrières (Paris RER)|Massy – Verrières]] ** [[Massy – Palaiseau (Paris RER)|Massy – Palaiseau]] ** [[Palaiseau (Paris RER)|Palaiseau]] ** [[Palaiseau – Villebon (Paris RER)|Palaiseau – Villebon]] ** [[Lozère (Paris RER)|Lozère]] ** [[Le Guichet (Paris RER)|Le Guichet]] ** [[Orsay – Ville (Paris RER)|Orsay – Ville]] ** [[Bures-sur-Yvette (Paris RER)|Bures-sur-Yvette]] ** [[La Hacquinière (Paris RER)|La Hacquinière]] ** [[Gif-sur-Yvette (Paris RER)|Gif-sur-Yvette]] ** [[Courcelle-sur-Yvette (Paris RER)|Courcelle-sur-Yvette]] ** [[Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (Paris RER)|Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse]] ==External links== * [http://ratp.fr/ RATP official website] ''(in French)'' * [http://www.ratp.fr/en/ RATP website in English] * [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carterer.php Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)] * [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carteparis.php Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)] * [http://membres.lycos.fr/mobidf/ Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)] ''(in French)'' * [http://www.metro-pole.net/ Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)] ''(in French)'' {{Paris Transport Network}}{{Paris Rail Stations}} {{coord missing|France}}