LIVE – Strike of January 19: despite the major disruptions, no chaos in Ile-de-France transport

The Musée d’Orsay will close at 5 p.m., the night canceled

The Musée d’Orsay will close its doors at 5 p.m. this Thursday, January 19 due to the strike against the pension reform. The night visit to the museum is therefore cancelled.

For its part, the Louvre museum remains open this Thursday, with some rooms “exceptionally closed”.

The Eiffel Tower closed this Thursday, the forecourt open for free until 9 p.m.

The Eiffel Tower is closed this Thursday due to the strike against the pension reform. “Due to a national strike movement, the Eiffel Tower is closed today”, indicate the services of the monument on Twitter.

The forecourt of the Iron Lady remains open and accessible free of charge until 9 p.m.

The Palace of Versailles closed due to the strike this Thursday

The Palace of Versailles will remain closed this Thursday, communicate the services of the palace on their website. “Due to a national social movement, the Château and the Domaine are closed this Thursday, January 19.”

Disneyland Paris adapts its show times to the strike

The Disneyland Paris night shows will be played earlier than usual in order to “allow our visitors to access the last RER departing from Marne-La-Vallée scheduled at 8:15 p.m.”, announced the park on Twitter.

The Disney D-Light show will be held this Thursday evening at 7 p.m. and Disney Illuminations at 7:10 p.m.

Rallies in front of some high schools, but no blockage in Paris

The Turgot high school, in front of which around thirty young people are gathered, will be the meeting point of the demonstration for high school students at 1 p.m.

The establishment is located in the 3rd arrondissement of the capital, a stone’s throw from the Place de la République where the Parisian procession will set off at 2 p.m. Other gatherings are also planned in front of the Colleges-Lycées Jules Ferry and Lamartine (9th).

No blockages or large gatherings took place in front of Parisian high schools this Thursday morning.

The Paris police headquarters had instructed the police to prevent blockades and quickly thwart them, as at the Lycée Voltaire (11th) or Hélène Boucher (20th).

23% of schools and 39% of colleges will provide school catering in Paris

School catering services are also impacted by the strike this Thursday in Paris. Only 23% of schools and 39% of colleges will provide school catering in the capital today, according to the Town Hall.

On the other hand, no service will be provided in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

21% of agents have today decided to strike, to which are added 38% of them who cannot return to their posts for lack of transport.

At the Hélène Boucher high school in Paris, the blockage is over

The fifty or so young high school students who tried to block the entrance to the Hélène Boucher high school with trash cans were then evacuated and gassed by the police, according to our reporter on the spot.

The blockage then continued for an hour in a very calm manner.

10 minutes ago, the whole group of students headed for the Place de la Nation, the place where the demonstration ended this afternoon.

A lack of self-service vehicles to deal with the strike?

According to Julien Chaumussy, general manager and co-founder of Fluctuo, there are not enough self-service vehicles to meet the demand on this day of strike.

“It will not be enough”, warns the latter at the microphone of BFM Paris Île-de-France.

Traffic very below average on Ile-de-France roads

Smooth roads. At rush hour, traffic is well below average on the Ile-de-France roads, with 175 kilometers of traffic jams recorded at 9 a.m. against 280 on average at the same time.

Traffic is fluid in Île-de-France. © Sytadin

A breakdown affects the passenger information screens

New galley in Ile-de-France transport. The network is currently affected by a breakdown on the RER passenger information screens.

The display problem is “being resolved” and the teams “are aware of the problem with the display screens”, indicates the SNCF on Twitter.

Some travellers, surprised by the “normal” waiting times, did not fail to take the SNCF to task and point out the error displayed on the screens on this day of strike and galley in transport.

All the disturbances on the RER are to be discovered here.

Paris: Hélène Boucher high school blocked by students, police on the scene

“Retirement is ours! We fought to win it, we will fight to keep it!”. The students of the Hélène Boucher high school, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, organized a blockade at the entrance to their establishment.

“At Hélène Boucher high school, high school students are there to block but are confronted with the police who are ready to repress!”, Can we read on the Twitter account of the high school student collective Le Poing Levé.

No mess at this stage in Ile-de-France transport

Warned for a few days of the strike, the Ile-de-France residents are organizing to go to their place of work.

If some were lucky to have arrived safely and “on time” this Thursday morning, others had to face crowded buses and transfer to Vélib’ in the cool morning of Paris.

At 8 a.m., the roads in the Ile-de-France are not overloaded either, as is the RER A. “RER A at 7:05 a.m. at Conflans Fin d’Oise. Very few people, hoping that it will always be the same to return” , says a transport user.

Update on closed metro stations in Paris

The RATP has published a map to discover all the metro stations closed on this day of mobilization against the pension reform.

The RATP has published a map to discover all the metro stations closed on this day of mobilization against the pension reform.
The RATP has published a map to discover all the metro stations closed on this day of mobilization against the pension reform. © RATP

Announced as completely stopped for a few days, lines 10 and 11 of the Paris metro are finally running, but “traffic will be very disrupted”, announces the RATP.

Usual traffic on the roads of Île-de-France

Shortly before 8 a.m., traffic was “usual” on the Ile-de-France roads with just under 200 kilometers of traffic jams recorded by the Sytadin network.

Traffic "usual" shortly before 8 a.m. on the roads of the Ile-de-France on this day of strike.
“Usual” traffic shortly before 8 a.m. on the roads of the Ile-de-France region on this day of strike. © Sytadin

Faced with the difficulties on the public transport network, Île-de-France on Wednesday called on Ile-de-France residents to favor telework for those who can.

Demonstration in Paris: fears of overflows on the course

Banks, traders, elected officials… Many fear excesses during the Parisian demonstration against pension reform.

“There is the right for everyone to demonstrate, but not to break everything,” said a Parisian at the microphone of BFM Paris Île-de-France.

The Ministry of the Interior estimates that a thousand thugs could be in the procession in Paris. Between 50,000 and 80,000 people are expected on site in the capital.

The mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie, announces that she is fighting “all forms of violence” and “overflow”.

The demonstration will start at 2 p.m. from Place de la République to Place de la Nation, passing through Place de la Bastille.

Lines 10 and 11 are finally running this morning

The first good news of the day?

Announced as completely stopped for a few days, lines 10 and 11 of the Paris metro are finally running, but “traffic will be very disrupted”, announces the RATP.

One out of two trains will run on line 10 during peak hours, only in the morning.

On the side of line 11, “count one train in five at peak times, only in the morning, between Belleville and Mairie des Lilas”, warns the RATP.

172 primary schools and 179 municipal nurseries closed in Paris

The mobilization against this Thursday’s pension reform will also be followed in schools.

In Paris, the town hall tells BFMTV that 172 primary schools out of 638 will be closed, or 26%. As for municipal nurseries, 179 nurseries out of 415 will be closed, or 43%. 22% of childcare workers will be on strike.

The movement promises to be very popular in schools, with 70% of striking teachers at the national level in the first degree and “at least a third” of establishments closed in Paris, according to the Snuipp-FSU, the first primary union.

3,500 police and gendarmes mobilized in Paris this Thursday

As part of the demonstrations planned for Thursday at the national level, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin announced the mobilization of 10,000 police and gendarmes.

In Paris, 3,500 law enforcement officers will be deployed.

Between 50,000 and 80,000 people are expected in the streets of the capital for the demonstration against the pension reform.

The procession should start at 2 p.m. from Place de la République.

Ile-de-France Mobilités calls for favoring teleworking and carpooling

Faced with the difficulties on the public transport network, Île-de-France on Wednesday called on Ile-de-France residents to favor telework for those who can.

The transport union offers others to take charge of carpooling free of charge.

A partnership with the carpooling platforms Karos, Klaxit and Blablacar Daily has been set up to allow drivers and passengers alike to benefit from free carpooling for the day of the strike.

Booking carpooling trips is done through Ile-de-France Mobilités website.

One in two trains for RER A and B

On line A, it will be necessary to count on average one train out of two during peak hours and one train out of four at off-peak hours.

On the RER B, one in two trains will run during peak hours, and one in three during off-peak hours. The interconnection at Gare du Nord will be interrupted.

Traffic will be very complicated on the other RER and Transilien lines. The SNCF announces one train out of ten on average for the RER C, D and E, as well as on the Transiliens J, K, L, N and P.

Line R will not run.

Traffic “very disrupted” on the metro lines

Ile-de-France residents will have to adapt their trips this Thursday. Traffic will be severely disrupted throughout the RATP Île-de-France Mobilités network.

Traffic is completely interrupted throughout the day on lines 8, 10 and 11.

On lines 2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7, 7bis, 9, 12 and 13, the metros will run only during peak hours for some, and partially for others.

The RATP plans one train in two during peak hours on line 4, and one train in four during off-peak hours, with a risk of saturation.

The metros will run normally on lines 1 and 14.

On bus and tram lines, the RATP provides an average of two out of three buses on the entire network, and three out of four trams, with disparities depending on the line.

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