Paris Métro Line 14 (Meteor Line)

Presented By:Raj A. Naidu, MBA, EIT

TTE 6506 Mass Transit Planning

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Paris is known for its Art Nouveau metro stations and the artistic architecture and decor sprucing up an otherwise mundane commute for travelers. The 7th busiest metro system in the world, Paris' is also one of the oldest, opening in 1900.

LINE 14, PARIS

Paris System Established in 1900

• Since Paris is such a compact city (roughly 6 miles across), much of it can be covered on foot.

• The system boasts 132 miles of track and 16 lines.• It shuttles 3553 cars on a precise schedule between 300 stations, 87 of

these offering connections between lines. • It is said that every building in Paris is within 500 meters (3/10 mile) of a

métro station. • Roughly 6 million people per day patronize the métro, which employs over

15,000.

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• In 1998, Paris Metro's Line 14, the world's first completely automated wide gauge metro line, was inaugurated.

• Two line extensions were carried out in 2003 and 2007, with daily passenger ridership, on the 9 km line, currently at 450,000.

• The ridership figure implies an average annual growth rate of 12.3 percent from 230,000 per day in 1998.

Key Facts of Line 14

Paris Métro lines

Line 14, Paris

LINE 14, PARIS

Automated machine at Paris Métro with French, English and German.

Paris Metro Milestones

Not only effective public transport, the Metro is part of the visual identity of Paris.

Stations of Line 14

The station Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand.

Chatelet

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Stations of Line 14

Line 14: Scenic Stations

Gare de Lyon exotic garden Mysterious blue door above Châtelet station

College of Engineering

Line 14: Musical Photo Gallery

Line 14 Features

• Stations are audibly announced twice at each stop• Visible indicators near the doors alert the hearing-

impaired of door closure• All trainsets on line 14 allow passengers to walk from

one end of the train inside the train• All stations are accessible to wheelchairs• Line 14 uses moving block signalling as opposed to

fixed block signalling (This reduces “traffic jams” caused by traditional signaling)• The line is the deepest of the regular Metro Lines

Paris Metro Strike

Line 14 continues when there are strikes

• Paris Métro drivers have been on strike at least six times in the past four years.

• In November 2007, they stayed out for nine days. • In 1995, it was three weeks. • The authorities thought about no-strike deals in Paris, too, but they

have ended up trying something altogether more radical: a no-driver deal, such as Line 14.

ADVANTAGES: PARIS LINE 14

• Reliable: Operations run at a reliability of 99 percent, with operating costs estimated at approximately half of that of the other lines.

• Headways: Stand at 85 seconds, while typical headways on other lines stand at an average of 105 seconds.

• Speed: The line also enjoys an average speed of 40 kph, in comparison with 20-27 kph range of the non-automated ones.

• These statistics stand as a testament to Line 14's punctuality, comfort and easy accessibility.

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Platform Screen Doors

•The 'cutting-edge' safety feature in modern subways consists of transparent doors that separate rail tracks from platforms.

• Train doors and platform doors are aligned and open simultaneously after the train has stopped.

Subway systems with platform screen doors are also called PSD, platform edge doors, or PED) or half-high platform gate doors (PGD

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1. Prevents people from falling or jumping on the tracks

2. Allows trains to enter the stations at higher speed

3. Reduces draught and air pressure caused by trains

4. Lets platforms be quieter and cleaner

5. Prevents people from throwing trash on the tracks and thus preventing track fires.

5 Benefits of Platform Screen Doors

Paris Metro – Platform Edge Doors

All trains on line 14 are completely automated. This means that there are no train engineers operating the train.

Low Noise levels and Safe Entry

Paris Metro: November 5th 2011 Data

Line 14 is a driverless, rubber-tyred system, similar to Miami People Mo ver

Rubber Tire Train, Paris

Rubber Tired Metro Informational Video

TechnologySignaling system

• Météor as a CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) system was supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems including monitoring from an operations control centre, equipment for 7 stations and equipment for 19 six-car trains, resulting in a headway of 85 seconds.

• It was the base for the Trainguard MT CBTC, which then equipped other rapid transit lines throughout the world.

CBTC is used for Line 14

• Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) is a railway signalling system that makes use of the telecommunications between the train and track equipment for the traffic management and infrastructure control.

• By means of the CBTC systems, the exact position of a train is known more accurately than with the traditional signalling systems. This results in a more efficient and safe way to manage the railway traffic.

• Metros (and other railway systems) are able to improve headways while maintaining or even improving also the safety.

CBTC Sample Diagram

The Future: More Driverless Systems (Similar to Line 14 by Siemens)

Line 14: Conclusion – Top 10

1. Driverless: Strikes

2. Platform Doors, Safety: Suicide Prevention

3. Speed: Faster

4. Rubber Tires: Low noise

5. Headway: Improved to 85 sec. vs. 105 sec.

6. Reliability: 99 percent

7. Operating Costs: Less

8. Good for hearing impaired, etc.

9. Growth speaks for itself

10.Electronic system is the key

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