RER B

The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER subway system serving Paris, France.

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)

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.

1846 : The Ligne de Sceaux is inaugurated from Massy to Denfert-Rochereau.
From 1889 to 1895 : The line is extended from Denfert-Rochereau to Luxembourg.
1937 : 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.
December 9th, 1977 : The ligne de Sceaux is extended to Châtelet-les Halles and becomes the RER B.
December 10th, 1981 : The line is extended to Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
February 17th, 1988 : The station St-Michel - Notre-Dame is inaugurated between Luxembourg and Châtelet in order to offer a quick connection with metro line 10 and the RER C.
1994 : The line is extended to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 - TGV
January 28th, 1998 : "La Plaine" station is renamed "La Plaine - Stade de France"

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