The MF19 metro runs on line 10!

It rolls! The very first train of the MF19, the new-generation metro that will change the daily experience of millions of passengers in the Paris region, is now in service on line 10.

What is the MF19?

This is the name of the new train that will run on 8 lines of the Ile-de-France metro. This is quite simply the new standard for the metro in Île-de-France. Accessible, comfortable, reliable, it will put technology at the service of passengers.

Shall we introduce him to you?

The MF19: which lines will it equip?

First line 10, then in 2026 line 7bis, lines 3bis and, tadam, line 13 in 2027. Then: line 12 in 2028, line 8 in 2029, line 3 in 2031 and, finally, line 7 in 2033.

The MF19, what comfort for passengers?

On line 10, the MF19 trains are equipped with a so-called "comfort" version and offer 146 seats (102 fixed seats and 44 liftable seats) out of a total of 586 seats (828 at the height of rush hour). In addition to line 10, this configuration is compatible with the needs of lines 3 and 12.

On lines 7, 8 and 13, which are very busy, the metro will be offered in a so-called "capacity" version, designed to optimize standing places. In concrete terms, on these lines, the MF19 will offer 122 seats (90 fixed seats and 32 liftable seats).

Refrigerated ventilation, adapted lighting, ergonomic seats, dynamic sound and visual passenger information, USB sockets and video protection complete the comfort of this metro, which is naturally accessible to all - especially wheelchair users who have reserved spaces.

And by the way, what does "MF19" mean?

This is the acronym for Matériel Fer call for tenders 2019.
The word Fer refers to the type of running: these trains run on bogies, i.e. trolleys placed under each car, on which the wheels are fixed by axles, unlike rubber-tyred metros, such as the MP14 for example.
The number 19 simply corresponds to the year in which the call for tenders was launched: 2019.