Line 1 is particularly affected, with three stations (Tuileries, Champs-Élysées-Clémenceau and Concorde) closed from July 18.
Before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, no metro or RER lines will be completely closed. On the other hand, 17 stations will remain closed eight days before the July 26 event, as announced by the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, this Thursday, April 25.
In detail, all metro stations located within the anti-terrorist protection perimeter (shown in gray on the map) for the Olympic Games ceremony will be closed.
Therefore, the following stations will be closed for one week from July 18: Tuileries (on line 1), Concord (1, 8, 12), Champs-Elysées Clémenceau (13, 1), Alma Marceau (9), Jena (9), Trocadero (6, 9), Passy (6), Quai de la Rapée (5), Quoted (4), Bleach (10).
Line 7 will also pass under the Seine without passengers between stations Châtelet (including 11), Marie Bridge, New BridgeAnd Sully Morland.
On the RER C, these are the stations Orsay Museums, Champ de Mars Eiffel Tower And Alma’s bridge which will be closed from July 18 to 26 ahead of the Olympic Games.
However, some stations will remain closed for longer, as reported on the Ministry of Transport website. On line 1 and 13, Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau will also be closed from July 1 to September 21. Concorde station, near which the urban sports events will take place, will be inaccessible to the public from June 17 to September 21 on line 1 and line 8, but from May 17 on line 12. Tuileries station, on line 1 , will be closed from June 17 to September 21.
Line 1 not completely closed
However, note that line 1 will not be closed for eight days before the ceremony. The chained Duck https://twitter.com/canardenchaine/status/1783442535542567062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1783442535542567062%7Ctwgr%5Ebb7ed816b769e36028933bf092a95b98ef3788bb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.iframe.ly%2Fapi%2Fiframe%3Fapp%3D1url%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fcanardenchaine2Fstatus2F17834425355425670623Fref_src3Dtwsrc255Egoogle257Ctwcamp255Eserp257Ctwgr255Etweetkey%3Df1c3ef2c90a991df321688976021b392 that it was a wish of the boss of the RATP, Jean Castex.
The latter denied it outright, believing that “it would be shooting us in the foot”. “I don’t know where this information comes from,” he says at the microphone of BFM Paris-Ile-de-France. As for Valérie Pécresse, president of Île-de-France Mobilités, she insists that this is “not a request” from the institution.
Regarding buses, they will not be able to circulate in the two most central areas on the day of the ceremony. Furthermore, “bus lines crossing traffic and protection perimeters” will be diverted.
Some tram stations will also be affected by closures due to the Olympics. Starting with Porte d’Issy (T2) and Porte de Versailles (T2, T3a), from July 25 to August 11, then from August 29 to September 7. On line T3b, Colette Besson station will not be served from July 27 to August 10 and then from August 29 to September 8.
The Police Prefecture is studying, in conjunction with Île-de-France Mobilités, the possibility for certain lines to operate as an exception within the red zone, when no deviation is possible”, specifies the Paris Police Prefecture in a communicated.
Nicolas Dumas and Chloé Semat
