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Paris: RATP to close 6 metro stations from 10am Tuesday for student march
Ahead of a large student demonstration departing Place de la République on Tuesday October 6, RATP will close 6 metro stations in eastern Paris from 10am, with trains running through without stopping. Reopening requires police authorization.
Why it matters
Paris commuters take note: from 10am on Tuesday October 6, six metro stations in eastern Paris will close temporarily, with trains running through without stopping and transfers shut. The student march, billed as "acte 3", is expected to depart Place de la République at 2pm — plan an alternate route.
Full report
RATP announced on October 5 that, on orders from the Paris police prefecture (Préfecture de police), six stations will close from 10:00 on October 6: Charonne (Line 9), Oberkampf (Lines 5/9), Richard-Lenoir (Line 5), Rue des Boulets (Line 9), Saint-Ambroise (Line 9) and Voltaire (Line 9). Trains will pass through without stopping and in-station transfers will be closed; reopening requires police authorization.
The closures are for the student demonstration departing Place de la République at 2pm on October 6, with unions CGT, FSU, Solidaires and FNEC-FO joining in support.
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