ExtensionChâteau de Vincennes < > Val de Fontenay
The benefits of the project
The metro responds to both the service and accessibility challenges identified as well as the characteristics of the territory. It would make it possible to directly serve the districts that are currently far from the structuring network, to offer reliable travel times independent of surface traffic conditions and to strengthen their connection to the main transport hubs in the Paris region.
A reliable, frequent and accessible offer
The extension would accommodate approximately 81,000 passengers per day, or 11,450 passengers during the morning rush hour, with sufficient capacity to absorb this ridership.
Fully automated, the extension would offer a high level of regularity of service (one metro every 95 seconds), for more comfortable daily travel and accessible to all (including people with disabilities, including people with reduced mobility).
The extended line 1 would offer significant time savings, particularly for future users of the new intermediate stations Les Rigollots and Grands Pêchers (8 minutes on board the metro between Château de Vincennes and Val de Fontenay).
Opening up the territory
The districts of Rigollots (Fontenay-sous-Bois, on the edge of Vincennes) and Grands Pêchers (Montreuil) are now among the main densely inhabited areas away from structuring public transport. The narrowness and congestion of the roads currently severely limit the possibilities for improving the bus service. The extension of Metro 1 would offer them direct access to the structuring network, employment and education hubs and major facilities. 60% of the users of the extension would reach one of the stations on foot or by bus.
A more robust network with new connections
In Val de Fontenay, connections with the RER A and E and the future metro line 15 would strengthen the network and robustness of the transport network in the east of the Ile-de-France region. The project would thus benefit a wider living area than just the neighbourhoods it crosses. 40% of the users of the extension will connect with the M15, RER A and E. This network directly contributes to the rebalancing of transport between the west and east of Paris, accelerating the development of the territory
RER A and RER E lines
The RER A, the busiest line in Île-de-France with more than 1 million passengers per day, serves Vincennes, Fontenay-sous-Bois and Val de Fontenay. The RER E connects Val de Fontenay to La Défense and Nanterre La Folie; its extension to the west, towards Mantes-la-Jolie, is planned for 2027
Line 15 East
Line 15 East will connect Saint-Denis-Pleyel to Champigny-Centre via Val de Fontenay, where it will connect with the RER, the T1 tram and the Bus Bords de Marne. It is scheduled to be commissioned by 2031.
The T1 tram
The T1 tram will be extended to Val de Fontenay by 2030 (2028 to Montreuil).
Bus Bords de Marne
The Bus Bords de Marne, a bus with a high level of service, will connect Val de Fontenay to Chelles-Gournay via Neuilly-Plaisance.
Restructuring of bus networks
Finally, the extension would be accompanied by a restructuring of the bus network, in order to optimise the service to stations and stations.
