On September 21 and 22, you will be able to go behind the scenes of the RATP to better understand the daily functioning of a transport network and its evolution. The program consists of around ten events each year in Paris and Île-de-France, the great classics acclaimed each year and new releases! New, surprising visits, places open to the public for the first time for the JEP, a big treasure hunt… the RATP offers, every year on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, to all lovers of heritage and unusual experiences a ambitious program.
The RATP program for the 2024 Heritage Days
Behind the scenes of Tram T3A
Discover behind the scenes of the T3A Tram: visit to the workshops, walk through the storage area, climb into a tram box…
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Behind the scenes of the cinema station
Everyone has seen it on the big screen but no one has used it since 1939: the Porte des Lilas station is closed to the public but popular with directors who use it to infuse their films with the atmosphere of the Paris metro. Every day, thousands of travelers pass through the Porte des Lilas station without realizing that behind a gray door hides another station, a real cinema set where an average of 5 films are filmed per year.
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Behind the scenes of line 5
RATP discover behind the scenes of line 5: how it works and the associated professions, during guided tours. Visit to the centralized command and control station (PCC) and the station command post (PCS) of line 5 (Paris 4th)
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Commented routes in the metro
Let yourself be guided by RATP speakers to discover the secrets and history of the metro. Two routes will be offered: the first on line 11, the second in different metro stations!
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Guided tour of the Malakoff RATP bus center
The RATP will open the doors of its Seine – Rive Gauche bus center to you for an exceptional visit.
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Guided tour of the RATP bus center in Flanders
The Flanders bus center, a historic bus center, which has just completed its transformation to accommodate a more ecological bus fleet, will open its doors for a guided tour lasting around forty minutes.
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Guided tour of the RATP archives
The RATP will open the doors to its archives located in a disused tunnel under the gardens of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. You will be able to discover precious documents (maps, metro tickets, posters, photographs, etc.) that bear witness to the history of Ile-de-France transport.
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Presentation of the iconic Sprague trainset
Classified as a historic monument (Paris 10th) – Exact address communicated during registration Conditions of registration and access: All public. Not accessible to strollers / PRMs. Registration limited to 5 places per person.
Rides in old buses
Thanks to a bus route that has marked the history of Parisian public transport, discover Paris in a new light in a 1930s atmosphere. The famous TN platform buses will once again be featured, offering trips full of nostalgia. Paris 12th
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Registrations for the visits will be offered on Tuesday September 10 and 17 at 12 p.m. Registration via the RATP website: www.ratp.fr/jep.
Each year the reservation slots fill up within a few hours. The RATP therefore offers two different reservation days to give everyone a better chance of booking.
Activity times:
09/21 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
09/22 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Heritage Days – The most visited monuments
RATP activities and visits are among the most visited places in Paris and Ile-de-France for Heritage Days, also including: 1/ Hôtel national des Invalides (Paris 7e)
2/ Sainte-Chapelle and Conciergerie (CMN) in the 1st arrondissement (Paris) 3/ Senate, Luxembourg Palace (exceptional opening) in the 6th arrondissement (Paris) 4/ Panthéon (CMN) in the 5th arrondissement (Paris) 5/ Paris City Hall – in the 4th arrondissement 6/ Elysée Palace – Evreux hotel (Paris 8th) 7/ Les Gobelins – National furniture and its national manufactures (Paris 13th) 8/ National AssemblyPalais Bourbon and Hôtel de Lassay (exceptional opening) in the 7th arrondissement (Paris) 9/ RATP events in Paris
10/ Vincennes Castle (Vincennes, Val-de-Marne) 11/ Triumphal arch (Paris 8th).
Heritage Days 2024: places of power
Heritage Days 2024: visits by reservation
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