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Why doesn't the Metro run later in Paris? If I remember correctly from my last visit there around 2005 the Metro shutdown at 1 or 2AM. Maintenance? Cost? Polit

Why doesn't the Metro run later in Paris? If I remember correctly from my last visit there around 2005 the Metro shutdown at 1 or 2AM. Maintenance? Cost? Politics? All of the above? It seems odd for a truly world-class city such as Paris to not have a 24/7 subway system.

thrillgore 12y ago
I'm guessing the cost of staff factors into it. Some Paris Metro lines are ATO, but still operator run. I can't speak to the SNCF lines, but I imagine since they're prone to striking...
- martinald 12y ago
  No, it's that there is no time to do maintenance unless you have extra tracks. In NY you can close the one pair of tracks and do maintenance on the other. If you've only got dual track, then you can't do maintenance.
martinald 12y ago
Very few cities have 24/7 subway service. NYC is pretty much the only one I can think of. German cities generally have 24 hour service on the weekends, but not through the week.
- minimax 12y ago
  In Chicago we have 24 hour service on the most popular subway routes (the red and blue lines). Several of the busiest bus routes are 24 hours as well.
- _delirium 12y ago
  A few others: Chicago, Philadelphia, Copenhagen. I am a bit biased, but I think Copenhagen has the best service in that regard. Almost any main transit route runs 24/7: the metro, the 9 'A' trunk bus routes, most of the commuter-rail 'S-train' lines, and even the international 'Øresundståg' train service to Malmö. It makes a nice difference in peace of mind, because you never have to worry about being stranded anywhere.
  - Systemic33 12y ago
    Stockholm have comparable service level during nights as well. Although some smaller trains don't run for a few hours during the night, even on weekends.
  - wuliwong 12y ago
    Philadelphia has VERY little 24 hour service. Last I checked two bus routes operate along the same path as the 'orange' and 'blue' subway lines and nothing else. The regional rail service shuts down by midnight.
    - _delirium 12y ago
      Ah sorry, I misread. It looks like there is 24-hour subway service, but only on weekends, with bus replacements on Sun-Thu: http://www.septa.org/service/all-night.html http://www.septa.org/service/all-night.html
hokkos 12y ago
Maintenance, it's an old metro and there is no second railway like in NY.
corin_ 12y ago
London and Tokyo are both also not 24/7 (although London announced a couple of months ago that some central lines would move to 24/7 in the next few years I think).
- jarek 12y ago
  London Underground will also be 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights only, again due to requirement for maintenance timeslots. More info http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/the-future-of-the-tube/night-tube http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/the-future-... Also note that "night service" on NYC subway can sometimes be every 20 or 30 minutes and run alternating on one track

thrillgore 12y ago

I'm guessing the cost of staff factors into it. Some Paris Metro lines are ATO, but still operator run. I can't speak to the SNCF lines, but I imagine since they're prone to striking...

martinald 12y ago
No, it's that there is no time to do maintenance unless you have extra tracks. In NY you can close the one pair of tracks and do maintenance on the other. If you've only got dual track, then you can't do maintenance.

martinald 12y ago

Very few cities have 24/7 subway service. NYC is pretty much the only one I can think of. German cities generally have 24 hour service on the weekends, but not through the week.

minimax 12y ago
In Chicago we have 24 hour service on the most popular subway routes (the red and blue lines). Several of the busiest bus routes are 24 hours as well.
_delirium 12y ago
A few others: Chicago, Philadelphia, Copenhagen. I am a bit biased, but I think Copenhagen has the best service in that regard. Almost any main transit route runs 24/7: the metro, the 9 'A' trunk bus routes, most of the commuter-rail 'S-train' lines, and even the international 'Øresundståg' train service to Malmö. It makes a nice difference in peace of mind, because you never have to worry about being stranded anywhere.
- Systemic33 12y ago
  Stockholm have comparable service level during nights as well. Although some smaller trains don't run for a few hours during the night, even on weekends.
- wuliwong 12y ago
  Philadelphia has VERY little 24 hour service. Last I checked two bus routes operate along the same path as the 'orange' and 'blue' subway lines and nothing else. The regional rail service shuts down by midnight.
  - _delirium 12y ago
    Ah sorry, I misread. It looks like there is 24-hour subway service, but only on weekends, with bus replacements on Sun-Thu: http://www.septa.org/service/all-night.html http://www.septa.org/service/all-night.html

hokkos 12y ago

Maintenance, it's an old metro and there is no second railway like in NY.

corin_ 12y ago

London and Tokyo are both also not 24/7 (although London announced a couple of months ago that some central lines would move to 24/7 in the next few years I think).

jarek 12y ago
London Underground will also be 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights only, again due to requirement for maintenance timeslots. More info http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/the-future-of-the-tube/night-tube http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/the-future-... Also note that "night service" on NYC subway can sometimes be every 20 or 30 minutes and run alternating on one track