Line B of the metro in Rennes: “The trains will be ready at the end of the week or the beginning of next week”

When will metro line B in Rennes, broken down since January 3, 2024, reopen? We don’t know exactly. But, it could take place in the coming days. We’ll explain it to you.

During the last press briefing devoted to this subject, in mid-May, the three players, Rennes Métropole, Siemens, the manufacturer, and Keolis, the operator, mentioned a possible resumption from mid-June.

A room to change

Indeed, after the second incident, which led to the breakdown of line B, the manufacturer had proposed to the Metropoliswhich has transport competence at the metropolitan level, and Keolis, the metro operator, replace the part that broke.

This operation required restart an entire production linewhich explains the long wait time to see the metro leave.

On May 13, Nathalie Appéré, the mayor of Rennes and president of the Metropolis, assured that we glimpsed “the end of the tunnel”.

Enough oars to restart

To restart metro B, the line must have 18 oarsto have a sufficient minimum service.

Thus, as announced in mid-May, this objective will be achieved by mid-June. “The 18 trainsets will be ready at the end of the week, beginning of next week”, indicates the Keolis communications department tonews Rennes.

An uncertainty

However, uncertainty remains. LSTRMTG opinion (Technical Service for Ski Lifts and Guided Transport), i.e. the State services, on the safety file. Once this opinion is rendered, the prefecture will rely on it to authorize the reopening of line B via a prefectural decree.

Faced with this uncertainty regarding the rendering of the opinion by this service, Keolis remains cautious about the recovery date of metro line B in Rennes.

In May, Rennes Métropole and Keolis planned a delay of up to 15 days to investigate the security case.

But, in truth, the exchanges being constant between the STRMTG and the actors concerned by line B of the Rennes metro, this deadline could be shorter.

So, the return of metro line B before the music festival? Keolis and Rennes Métropole must communicate on a more precise date in the coming days.

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