METRO LINE 14 EXTENSION TO MAIRIE DE SAINT-OUEN – RÉGION ÎLE-DE-FRANCE Press pack 14 DECEMBER 2020 THE COMMISSIONING OF METRO LINE 14’S NORTHERN EXTENSION © - RATP - HAVAS PARIS - HAVAS © - RATP 2 © - RATP - INFRAS Isabelle Bonnet © - RATP 3 4/5 17 THE MUCH-AWAITED A LATEST-GENERATION EXTENSION OF METRO LINE TRAIN FOR METRO LINE 14 14 BETWEEN SAINT LAZARE AND MAIRIE DE SAINT-OUEN 18/19 – RÉGION ÎLE-DE-FRANCE ENVIRONMENTAL STATIONS IS NOW OPEN! QUALITY BY DESIGN 6/7 20/23 THE KEY PHASES THREE PERMANENT IN METRO LINE 14’S ARTWORKS FOR EVOLUTION AND THE NEW STATIONS NORTHERN EXTENSION 24/25 8/9 NEARLY 30 KM OF PROJECT FINANCING TRACK BY 2024 10/15 26/27 FOUR NEW STATIONS PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS ON METRO LINE 14 28 16 PRESS CONTACTS A NEW MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE DEPOT 4 THE MUCH-AWAITED EXTENSION OF METRO LINE 14 BETWEEN SAINT LAZARE AND MAIRIE DE SAINT-OUEN – RÉGION ÎLE-DE-FRANCE STATIONS IS NOW OPEN ! After several years of extraordinary works, the fully The upgraded and extended metro line 14 is now the automated and underground Paris metro line 14 has backbone of the Île-de-France metro network and the been extended to Mairie de Saint-Ouen – Région Île- Grand Paris Express project. Metro line 14 can carry de-France in line with the aim to relieve congestion on 35,000 passengers/hour with a minimum 85-second metro line 13 by 25% and improve service quality for interval between trains – an unprecedented its 650,000 daily users. The works included a 5.8-km performance level implemented by RATP. Île-de-France extension with four new stations built in a hyper-dense Mobilités has carried out investments on behalf of the urban environment and the construction of a new train region’s residents to achieve this high-stakes project, maintenance and storage depot. This involved major purchasing new 8-carriage MP14 trains (compared to technological feats with three tunnel boring machines six carriages currently) with greater capacity to provide operating simultaneously, a new command station for passengers today and tomorrow with a more efficient the line, a new automatic control system, new trains and comfortable experience. Multiple improvements at and more, with delivery completed in the height of a existing stations were required to accommodate the pandemic. longer, higher capacity trains to ease passenger flows at stations and comply with safety standards. This work was carried out between 2014 and 2019 for a cost of 110 million euros. © - RATP - Hamdi CHREF © - RATP 5 4 It is an important milestone for the areas connected (Paris, new stations Hauts-de-Seine and Seine-Saint-Denis), which are quickly expanding (serving the Paris High Court, Île-de-France 5.8 km Region headquarters and major industrial regeneration of additional tunnel schemes such as the St Ouen Docks), since metro line 14 promises to improve quality of life for residents in north-western Île-de-France and boost the economic 15 minutes attractiveness of the areas served. Some 96,000 people live to travel from Châtelet to in this area north-west of Paris, which provides 72,000 jobs. Mairie de St-Ouen - Région Île-de-France Metro line 14 will be further extended by 2024 to the future Saint-Denis Pleyel station in the north and Orly airport in the 2 south, connecting with the Paris metro’s future lines 15, 16, 15,000 m 17 and 18. Journeys on this metro line are projected to rise of passenger service and from 555,000 to 1 million a day, the equivalent of a regional transit facilities express train like the RER suburban line B. 14,000 m2 of technical facilities 30 lifts 57 escalators Région île-de-france 1 new maintenance and storage depot including 10,000 m2 of storage space Tribunal de Paris 35 new 8-carriage MP14 trains 100 additional employees hired and trained to advise and assist passengers 6 new retail outlets 6 THE KEY PHASES IN METRO LINE 14’S EVOLUTION AND NORTHERN EXTENSION A brief history A technical and technological feat Metro line 14 opened in 1998 and was the first Throughout this project, RATP has successfully automated line in the Paris metro system. met several major challenges. Firstly, regarding It was first extended in 2003, between Madeleine the scale of construction work, with stations reaching and Saint Lazare stations, and then a second time depths of 26 metres compared to 10–15 metres for in 2007, from Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand to the earliest stations on the network. Stations on Olympiades stations. Today, the extension to Mairie metro line 14 also stand out due to their horizontal de Saint-Ouen – Région Île-de-France has set metro dimensions, with 120-metre-long platforms, while line 14 on another development phase, with further existing platforms are typically 75 metres. extensions planned south to Orly by 2024 as part of Secondly, the route of the tunnel runs through the Grand Paris Express, and north to Saint-Denis- a particularly dense part of the city with the water Pleyel. table close to the surface, sandy soil in sections, a building to be conserved above ground and immensely complex site right-of-ways to manage. 2009 > 2012 2014 > 2018 2017 > 2020 Consultation Construction of stations, Work on stations, and public enquiry maintenance and storage the tunnel, and the depot and service facilities maintenance and storage OCTOBER 2012 depot 2015 > 2018 Declaration of > public utility Tunnel construction 2019 2020 Technical tests with train services and trial runs 2013 > 2015 2016 > 2019 Diversion of underground Rail infrastructure DECEMBER 2020 utility lines (water, gas, installation (tracks, Commissioning electricity, phone, etc.) electricity supply, automated system, signalling and JANUARY 2021 telecommunications) Opening of Porte de Clichy station 7 Another important challenge was balancing 4 new stations to relieve congestion the extension work programme with the daily on metro line 13 and improve operation of metro line 14. From late 2019, almost connections 2,500 works were carried out at night to prepare The new section provides metro line 14 with multiple metro line 14’s systems to accommodate the future connections: extension, representing nearly a year of trials, > both branches of metro line 13, with no major traffic interruptions. > RER suburban line C, > Transilien suburban train line L, It is important to point out that the project being > tram line T3b (extended from Porte de la Chapelle completed during a full-blown public health crisis is to Porte d’Asnières), an amazing feat only made possible through > the bus network. the dedication of everyone who took part. Metro line 14 is therefore a welcome alternative for many metro line 13 users, with about 25% of its passengers switching to line 14. © - RATP - Hamdi CHREF © - RATP 8 PROJECT FINANCING The metro line 14 extension to Mairie de Saint-Ouen – Région Île-de-France is a major project financed by the government and a group of local authorities in the Île-de-France Region. It was jointly sponsored by two project owners: Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP. Project cost Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP: The project comes under the Île-de-France Transport project owners Mobilisation Plan. The project cost amounted to Île-de-France Mobilités, the transport authority for 1.38 billion euros (based on market conditions in Île-de-France, is in charge of keeping the entire project January 2012). This amount includes the items agreed on scope, schedule and budget, while RATP, as metro on completion of the public consultation in 2010 line 14 operator, designs and carries out the extension such as a new station at Pont Cardinet and the urban works. installation of rail infrastructure (stations, service facilities, maintenance and storage depot). © - RATP - Hamdi CHREF © - RATP 9 Financed by several partners Rolling stock financing The infrastructure part of the project was financed The new rolling stock was financed entirely by by Société du Grand Paris (58.85%), the City of Paris Île-de-France Mobilités. Cost of 35 new 8-carriage (21.31%), the Île-de-France Region (13.62%), MP14 trains for the metro line 14 extension to Mairie the Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine (3.11%) de Saint-Ouen – Région Île-de-France: 619.07 million and the Departmental Council of Seine-Saint-Denis euros. (3.11%). 3.11% € 619.07 millions 3.11% to finance 35 new trains 21.31% Relieving congestion on metro line 13 13.62% The plan to ease congestion on metro line 13 by extending line 14 from Saint-Lazare to Mairie 58.85% de Saint-Ouen – Région Île-de-France is one of the key priorities of Île-de-France Mobilités financed Société du Grand Paris by the Île-de-France Region, the French government, City of Paris local authorities in the Île-de-France region, Île-de-France Region Department of Hauts-de-Seine Île-de-France Mobilités and its operators. Department of Seine-Saint-Denis This project has been earmarked in all programming contracts over the last 15 years that single out In addition, the Île-de-France Region and the the necessary financing for transport projects required French government financed the project’s studies, to meet the needs of Île-de-France residents in consultation and public enquiry through the 2007-2013 the short, medium and long term: 2007-2013 state-region Project Contracts, for a total amount of state-region project contracts (CPER), the region- 25.5 million euros. department special contract (CPRD), the Île-de-France Transport Mobilisation Plan, and the 2015-2020 CPER. Existing station upgrade financing The programme cost to upgrade existing metro line 14 stations was estimated at 109 million euros (based on market conditions in January 2012).