https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Buying a 'carnet' of cardboard Metro tickets - a rite of passage for many users of the capital's public transport system - has finally come to an end as the city moves towards paperless tickets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210415/paris-to-phase-out-carnet-metro-tickets-by-2022 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:03:32 +0200 paris-to-phase-out-carnet-metro-tickets-by-2022 A third Paris Metro line has begun the transformation to driverless trains, running its first -fully automated service on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220912/third-paris-metro-line-introduces-driverless-trains Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:32:44 +0200 third-paris-metro-line-introduces-driverless-trains Public transport unions in Paris have called for strikes on buses and trams throughout the region at the end of May. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220505/paris-bus-drivers-to-strike-again-at-the-end-of-may Thu, 05 May 2022 19:57:03 +0200 paris-bus-drivers-to-strike-again-at-the-end-of-may Paris is the French city with the highest number of crimes on its public transport, according to Interior Ministry figures. However, lockdowns caused crime to stall across the country in 2020. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220122/paris-public-transport-tops-the-list-of-most-dangerous-in-france Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:24:16 +0100 paris-public-transport-tops-the-list-of-most-dangerous-in-france From flying taxis (maybe) to the RER Vélo, here's how transport will change in the French capital in 2022. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220104/how-transport-in-paris-will-change-in-2022 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:51:16 +0100 how-transport-in-paris-will-change-in-2022 As capital city public transport systems go, the Paris Metro is a good one - relatively cheap, it's also mostly efficient and quick. It does, however, have several quirks that can catch out unwary travellers and lead to fines from the notoriously unsympathetic transport police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210826/5-ways-the-paris-metro-catches-out-unwary-tourists Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:41:56 +0200 5-ways-the-paris-metro-catches-out-unwary-tourists It's the beginning of the end for the traditional lovable/annoying little paper Metro tickets as Paris introduced its new travel card 'Navigo Easy' on Wednesday. But before they're gone for good, here are few things worth knowing about them before they disappear. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190612/some-things-you-didnt-know-about-those-tiny-paris-metro-tickets Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:09:56 +0200 some-things-you-didnt-know-about-those-tiny-paris-metro-tickets A Paris Metro passenger was left critically injured on Friday morning after liquid, believed to be a type of acid, was thrown in their face. It comes after two other people suffered acid burns in a separate incident on the Metro. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190215/passenger-severely-injured-in-acid-attack-on-paris-metro Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:20:02 +0100 passenger-severely-injured-in-acid-attack-on-paris-metro A Paris underground train was turned into a barnyard of sorts on Sunday in what appears to be protest prank against overcrowding on the French capital’s unpopular line 13. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181210/paris-metro-train-stuffed-with-hay-to-criticise-overcrowding-on-line-13 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:51:27 +0100 paris-metro-train-stuffed-with-hay-to-criticise-overcrowding-on-line-13 Commuters in Paris are used to disruption to their morning journey to work but they were left stunned and fairly angry over the reason for Tuesday's delay. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181113/paris-metro-traffic-halted-because-of-passenger-with-a-goat Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:18:22 +0100 paris-metro-traffic-halted-because-of-passenger-with-a-goat It’s not the first time a driver in Paris has ended up heading down to the Metro rather than a car park. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180925/french-driver-mixes-up-paris-metro-with-underground-car-park Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:04:50 +0200 french-driver-mixes-up-paris-metro-with-underground-car-park Two Austrian tourists who walked the wrong way through a passage at a Paris Metro station when they were lost have been forced to pay the price for their mistake after they were slapped with a €25 fine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180514/paris-metro-staff-slap-tourists-with-fine-for-getting-lost Mon, 14 May 2018 14:45:10 +0200 paris-metro-staff-slap-tourists-with-fine-for-getting-lost Some diplomats in Paris have found out about the French capital's scourge of petty crime the hard way. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180502/american-and-bahraini-diplomats-victims-of-petty-crime-in-paris Wed, 02 May 2018 15:14:20 +0200 american-and-bahraini-diplomats-victims-of-petty-crime-in-paris Infamous stations on Lines 12 and 4 are now said to be safer after 114 drug-related arrests in the last three months, but the problem is still far from over. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180430/paris-metro-police-transforming-crack-smoking-dens-back-into-stations Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:44:29 +0200 paris-metro-police-transforming-crack-smoking-dens-back-into-stations Never mind the adult pickpockets on the Paris Metro, it's the pint-sized artful dodgers you've got to keep an eye out for, writes The Local's Evie Burrows-Taylor who was the victim of theft on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180328/sliding-doors-beware-the-tiny-thieves-on-the-paris-metro Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:01:31 +0200 sliding-doors-beware-the-tiny-thieves-on-the-paris-metro A guide to taking the Paris Metro is proving popular online, thanks in the main to its straight-talking tips for taking the Metro such as: searching for your ticket in front of the gate is not "f***ing ok". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170628/this-could-be-the-best-guide-to-taking-the-paris-metro-youll-read Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:13:14 +0200 this-could-be-the-best-guide-to-taking-the-paris-metro-youll-read Public transport users have been invited to vote on a shortlist of ideas for how to improve train and bus travel in Paris. But only three of the 15 options will be put into action. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170119/parisians-urged-to-vote-for-how-to-improve-public-transport Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:14:18 +0100 parisians-urged-to-vote-for-how-to-improve-public-transport A police source has said a British free runner died in an attempt to climb onto the roof of a Paris Metro carriage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170104/british-thrill-seeker-was-not-surfing-the-paris-metro-in-fatal-accident Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:13:45 +0100 british-thrill-seeker-was-not-surfing-the-paris-metro-in-fatal-accident Thrill-seekers from the UK could face prosecution in France after they filmed themselves riding on the roof of a Paris Metro carriage across the Seine river in Paris. A similar stunt ended with the death of a "surfer" in 2013. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161205/thrill-seekers-surf-paris-metro-across-seine-river Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:08:52 +0100 thrill-seekers-surf-paris-metro-across-seine-river The Paris Metro is commonly described as dirty and rat-infested, with stuffy air that reeks of urine and/or sweat. But a trending social media hashtag aims to show the unnoticed beauty of the stereotypically joyless and dirty Parisian underground system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160412/believe-it-or-not-the-paris-metro-can-be-beautiful Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:36:13 +0200 believe-it-or-not-the-paris-metro-can-be-beautiful