Modelling and simulation of the traffic management in a migration phase: example of “Ligne 1” of the Parisian subway

Abstract

This paper gives a closer look to the subject of the conversion of a conventional metro line into a fully automated operation without interrupting or disturbing the service. In the introduction, we present the Line 1 Automation project as one of the principal aspects of Paris metro's network modernization plan announced by the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP). Next we give an overview of the present line 1 and illustrate the decision key elements for choosing it as a target of a fully automatic operation. The following section describes the development of the line 1 model and shows the results made so far. Finally, we expose the conclusions of the present work and the outlooks of the line 1 automation project.