MP 14 (Paris Métro)

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MP 14
Train at Châtelet on Line 14
In service	12 October 2020−present
Manufacturer	Alstom
Family name	Metropolis
Replaced	MP 59 (remaining trains), MP 73
Constructed	2018−present
Number built	94
Number in service	13 (11 in operations, 2 in test, on the three lines as of 09/08/2021)
Formation	5 car (line 11) (Mp14-5) 6 car (line 4) (Mp14-6) 8 car (line 14) (Mp14-8)
Capacity	1000 per train (8 cars set)
Operator(s)	RATP Group
Depot(s)	St Ouen (L14/L4), Rosny (L11),
Line(s) served	( 2021 2022)
Specifications
Train length	120 m (393 ft 8.4 in) (8 cars set) 90 m (295 ft 3.3 in) (6 cars set) 75 m (246 ft 0.8 in) (5 cars set)
Car length	15.04 m (49 ft 4.1 in)
Width	2.45 m (8 ft 0.5 in)
Doors	3 per side
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph) (in operation) 100 km/h (62 mph) (Testing speed)
Traction system	Alstom OniX 572 HP2-AM IGBT VVVF
Power output	3,200 kW (4,300 hp)
Acceleration	4.86 km/(h⋅s) (3.02 mph/s) maximum
Deceleration	5.0 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency brake)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC
Current collection method	Contact shoe
Braking system(s)	Electrodynamic, regenerative brake, disc brakes
Coupling system	Scharfenberg type
Multiple working	Mp14 (fixing operations only)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The MP 14 is a class of EMU trains for the Paris Métro, manufactured by Alstom, part of the Alstom Metropolis family of units. It is the seventh generation of the rubber-tyred class of trains to be used on the system and is planned to be deployed to Line 14, Line 4, Line 11, and possibly Line 6.^[1][2]

As of October 2020, the train has entered passenger service on Line 14;^[3] with delivery to lines 4 and 11 starting in 2021-2022.^[4]

Background[]

Recent changes in government regulations regarding rail transport (ORTF Law of 8 December 2009)^[5] now requires that the STIF fund replacement rolling stock by 50% (as seen with the MF 2000 purchase for Line 9), and rolling stock for new lines and extensions by 100% (as seen with the MP 05 purchase for Line 14). As a result, the STIF began compiling a master plan to analyze how to replace existing rolling stock with new stock that can meet the needs of the growing Metro network. The results of the findings justify the need for a brand new series of rubber-tyred rolling stock.

The new rolling stock will increase capacity on some lines, and replacing older rolling stock on other lines. In 2012, the STIF identified the need to expand capacity on Line 14, due to the planned simultaneous extensions north to Saint-Denis Pleyel and south to Orly Airport. Therefore, the STIF deemed it urgent to extend the train-sets from six to eight cars, something that was not fully realised on the Metro prior to the construction of Line 14 (all of the existing stations on the line are capable of handling eight-car train formations). The STIF also identified the need to replace the ageing MP 59 stock on Line 11 and the MP 73 stock on Line 6, both of which were predicted to reach the end of their useful lives by around 2020.

Orders[]

In January 2015, RATP awarded the framework contract for MP 14 trains to Alstom at a overall cost of €2 billion. An initial order of 35 eight car fully automated trains for Line 14 was confirmed with a cost of around €500m.^[1]

Further batches have subsequently been ordered - 20 six car fully automated trains for Line 4 ordered in December 2016 at a cost of €163m,^[6] 20 five car manually driven trains for Line 11 ordered in February 2018 at a cost of €157m,^[7] and an additional 19 trains for Line 11 ordered in July 2021.^[8]

Description[]

Like its predecessor the MP 89, this new class of rubber-tyred rolling stock will be divided into two subclasses:

• A fully automated (CA) class, with eight cars per train, to operate on Line 14. These trains are expected to go into operation sometime after 2020, when both extensions of Line 14 have been completed. A six car CA variant was also ordered for Line 4,^[9] which is being retrofitted for automatic operations.
• A manually-driven (CC) class, with five cars per train, to replace the MP 59 stock on Line 11.^[10]

Exterior[]

The train looks very different from the previous generations MP 89 and MP 05 with their pointed noses. The front of the train has a vertical face, with a LED strip - designed by , creator of the TGV design among others. The body is curved like the MF77 stock. Windows no longer have perfectly rectangular glass surfaces, but now have rounded corners.

The MP14 will be delivered with the new Île-de-France Mobilités livery (featuring white with grey accents and light blue stripes), replacing the RATP jade green livery.

On the manually driven MP14 CCs of Line 11, the ending window will be replaced by a cabin access door.

Interior[]

Inside the train, the predominate colour is white with gray-beige at lower levels. The seats are blue, with red for the reserved places. Their arrangement is transverse 2 + 1/2 + 0, with spaces for suitcases and baggage. Space for wheelchairs are also located throughout the train.

The lighting is exclusively LED, including the vertical strips along the columns near the doors which turns orange when the loud closing signal is executed.

Passenger information is provided by AVSA (Annonces Visuelles et Sonores Automatiques), with an illuminated line plan above the doors, as well as audible announcements. LCD screens which display the next stop and connections, the destination of the train, the geographic route of the line and when approaching the station, the plan of the platforms and exits in relation to its position in the train - similar to displays in Japan.

Orders[]

Type	Number of trains ordered	Number of trains in the slice[11]	Batch[11]	Line(s)	Notes
CA 8 cars (MP14-8)	35	From 35 to 72 trains	Confirmed batch		35 trains ordered on January 30, 2015.[12] To displace the MP 89 CA and MP 05 of Line 14 to Line 4, supply rolling stock for the extensions to the north towards Saint-Ouen & to the south towards Orly, and allow Line 14 to run 8-car trains. First train arrived around the end of December 2018 and presented on February 13, 2019; entered service on October 12, 2020
CA 8 cars (MP14-8)	0	From 1 to 15 trains	Conditional batch (TC1)		Possible option orders due to the various extensions of the line to the north and south.
CA 6 cars (MP14-6)	20	From 20 to 50 trains	Confirmed batch (ex-Conditional batch (TC2))		20 trains ordered on December 6, 2016. To displace the MP 89 CC of Line 4 to Line 6 due to the automation of Line 4 (thereby replacing MP 73), and supply rolling stock for the extension to Bagneux.
CC 5 cars (MP14-5)	39	From 10 to 80 trains	Confirmed batch (ex-Conditional batch (TC3))		20 trains ordered on December 14, 2017.[12] To replace the MP 59 from 2022, and supply rolling stock for the extension to the east towards Noisy - Champs. 19 trains ordered in July 2021.[13]
Total	94

Formations[]

Line 4[]

will use driverless trains in formation 6 car(MP14-6) ... a trainset is already being tested on the line. The extension to Bagneux is planned to open in 2021,^[14] with automatisation of the line completed in 2022.^[15]

	Pte de Clignancourt /Bagneux
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	S	N	N	N	N	S

Line 11[]

will use trains with driver. These will be 5-car trainsets, MP14-5 (unlike the current 4-car MP 59s).

As of May 24, 2021, two completed trains are on standby at Alstom factory. They will be transferred as follows:

• one to the Fontenay M1 depot, for night tests on the line
• the other to the Rosny new depot of the M11..... when it is finished.

	Châtelet Rosny
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5
Designation	S	N	N	N	S

Line 14[]

is the first line to receive its MP14(MP14-8). They are fully automated trains, without driver.

	Olympiades St Ouen
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	S	N	N	R	N	N	N	S

Information:

• R : car not motorized ("remorque" or "voiture" in french)
• N : power car without driver's cab ("motrice" in french)
• S : end car with or without driver's cab

Gallery[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MP 14.

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  AVSA system for the line plan

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  Interior of Mp14-8

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  Dynamic station plan

References[]

• The information in this article is based on that in its French equivalent.