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Paris Metro, Île-de-France, France



The Paris Metro is operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP). Image courtesy of Fabio Venni.


  • Line routes and map of the 214km-long Paris Metro.

  • Paris Metro is operated by RATP.

  • A driverless, automated train was inaugurated on Line 1 of Paris's Metro in...

  • The MF2000 rolling stock operated on the Paris Metro have a dynamic...

  • The metro has a daily ridership of 4.5 million passengers.

  • Rolling stock of the metro are either steel-wheel (MF) or rubber-tyred (MP)...

  • Paris Metro was designed by Fulgence Bienvenüe, a famous French civil engineer.

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