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No that's definitely a mistake in the article. Not only are the RER tunnels from the 70s, they also run much deeper than the metro tunnels. They didn't exist in
by gregschlom 4y ago
No that's definitely a mistake in the article. Not only are the RER tunnels from the 70s, they also run much deeper than the metro tunnels. They didn't exist in any form at the time. The metro tunnels did, though
- bobthepanda 4y agoIt’s possible that on construction of RER that previously separated pneumatic lines were then routed through the RER tunnels as well, no? I know in NYC that water pipes and electric tend to get routed through/around subway tunnels once constructed.
- kweks 4y agoThe RER integrates converted sections of existing tunnels, IE the RER B: The northern terminus of the Ligne de Sceaux opened at Luxembourg in 1895. Between 1973 and 1977 it was converted into RER B. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_station_(Paris) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_station_(Paris) )