Paris Métro Line 17 is one of four lines of the

Grand Paris Express Grand Paris Express is a group of new rapid transit lines being built in the Île-de-France region of France. The project comprises four new lines for Paris Métro, plus extensions of existing Lines 11 and 14. A total of of new track and 68 n ...

. It is planned to open in phases from 2026 through 2030. Sections will be above ground, including

Parc des Expositions (Paris RER) Parc des Expositions is a station on the RER B's Airport branch. It is in the town of Villepinte in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and serves the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte convention centre. The station is at kilometre 21.01 of the ai ...

station.

History

Proposed timeline

The line will be opened in the following order: * In 2026, from

Saint-Denis Pleyel Saint-Denis Pleyel is a future Paris Métro station located in Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris. Currently under construction as part of the Grand Paris Express project, the station is proposed to open in 2024 as the terminus of l ...

'' to “ Le Bourget - Aéroport ” ; * In 2028, from “ Le Bourget - Aéroport ” to “ Parc des Expositions ” * In 2030 from “ Parc des Expositions ” to “ Le Mesnil - Amlot ” For the

2026 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1930 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** ''Soup to Nuts'', the first on-scree ...

, the station Le Bourget - Aéroport is planned to be opened at the same time with Line 16.

System map

References

Transport in Paris 2024 in rail transport Paris Métro line 17

Rolling Stock

In July 2018,

Alstom Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, Avelia ...

was selected to supply the rolling stock for the Grand Paris Express project at a cost of €1.3bn for 183 trains. In March 2019, an order of 23 3-car trains was confirmed, albeit that the trains will be shared between lines 16 and 17. Shorter 3-car trains were ordered to reduce construction and operational costs, and that the lines are forecast to have a lower level of ridership than Line 15. The specifications of the trains travelling lines 16 and 17 and their operation are as follows : * Train width : minimum * Train name : Alstom Metropolis MR3V * Train length : , made up of 3 cars with full-open interior gangways * Train capacity : around 500 passengers * Rails : iron * Electric traction current : 1500 volt direct current via

pantograph A pantograph (, from their original use for copying writing) is a mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces identical movements in a second pen. If a line dr ...

and contact wires * Operation : Fully automated * Maximum speed : * Operating speed: {{convert, 55, km/h * Average interval : 3 to 4 minutes * Minimum interval : 2 minutes