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White
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1977
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1994
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MI 79 , MI 84
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47
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800
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497
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1,739
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165,100,000
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The is one of the five lines in the
RER Urban Rail system serving
Île-de-France ''
Région '', notably
Paris and its agglomeration.
The line runs from ''Robinson (
B2 ) and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (
B4 ) to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (
B3 ) and Mitry-Claye (
B5 )''
- First inauguration : December 9 , 1977
- Length : 80.0 km (49.7 miles)
- Number of stops : 47
- Traffic (2004) : 165,100,000 journeys per annum ''(figure only for the RATP section of the line)''
The southern part of the line (south of between
Châtelet - Les Halles and Gare du Nord, and the fact that while the northern suburbs use 25 kV AC current, the RATP part uses 1500 V DC, forcing the use of dual-voltage trains.
Line B was the product of the connection in 1977 of the
Ligne De Sceaux terminus,
Luxembourg , with the
Gare Du Nord via
Châtelet - Les Halles . In 1988
St-Michel - Nôtre-Dame station between ''Luxembourg'' and ''Châtelet - Les Halles'' was opened to provide connection with
RER C and
Métro Line 10 at
Cluny - La Sorbonne , a station which had been closed since the beginning of the second world war and was entirely renovated for the occasion.
- : The Ligne De Sceaux is inaugurated from Massy to Denfert-Rochereau .
- : The line is extended from Denfert-Rochereau to Luxembourg .
- : The CMP (the company which was operating Paris subway then) buys from the PO company the " Ligne De Sceaux " which was connecting the Luxembourg Garden to Robinson and Massy – Palaiseau .
- RER B'''.
- ''' to Gare Du Nord , 2.5 km (branch B1). RATP trains to Robinson and Massy make end-to-end ("bout à bout") connections with SNCF trains to Aulnay , Charles De Gaulle International Airport and Mitry , 42 km, but without through working due to a difference in electrical system (1500V DC to the south, 25kV AC to the north).
- : New station, Parc-des-Expositions , opened. Located between Villepinte and Roissy .
- ''' ("Interconnexion Robinson / St-Rémy – Roissy / Mitry"). Service increased in 1984 and 1987.
- ''' is inaugurated between Luxembourg and Châtelet in order to offer a quick connection with Metro Line 10 and the RER C .
- ''' line opens, connecting Antony station with Orly Airport , 8 km.
- ''', 1 km.
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on the RER B.]]
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