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Automation will meet the demands of the modern city

By and Yves Ramette, Deputy General Manager, RATP2005-02-01T09:17:00

Raising line capacity on the Paris metro by 30% is the prime objective of a comprehensive modernisation programme that includes cutting headways to 90sec on many lines. Most ambitious of all is conversion of Line 1 to driverless operation

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