MP 05

The MP 05 (

The RATP first focused on line 1, the busiest line of the network and the line most used by tourists. However, the line's MP 89 CC rolling stock was not equipped to be automated. The RATP opted to replacing the rolling stock rather than retrofitting it since the existing MP 89 trainsets could be repurposed as-is to replace the aging MP 59s on line 4.

On 23 October 2015 Alstom and the RATP celebrated the production of the 67th and final MP 05 railcar.^[1]

Formations

Actual Line

use trains in a 6-car formation (4M2T).

As of February 2024, 56 six-car sets (501 to 556) were allocated to Fontenay Depot for use on Line 1.

use trains in a 6-car formation (4M2T).

As of 10 February 2023, 11 six-car sets were allocated to St Ouen Depot for use on Line 4.

use trains in a 6-car formation (4M2T).

Former Line

Before 2023, 14 six-car sets were allocated to St Ouen and the old Olympiades Depot for use on Line 14.

• N: power car without driver's cab
• S: end car with or without driver's cab, not motorized

Transfer of Line 14 trains to Line 4 (2022)

As of 2015^[update] it is expected that around 2020 the next generation MP 14 railcars of 8-car formations will begin to replace the MP 89CA and MP 05 stock. This will allow both precedent stock to be reassigned to other lines, such as Line 1 or Line 4.^[2]

With the deliveries of the MP 14 ongoing as of January 2022, it is currently planned for all MP 05 trainsets on Line 14 to be moved over to Line 4, where they will operate alongside their MP 89CA counterparts and some (6-car) MP 14 units. Trains that are being prepared for transfer are being repainted in the new Île-de-France Mobilités white/blue livery.

Features and appearance

The MP 05s are based on the

The RATP opted for an interior also similar to that of the MP 89, with only the colors differing: the blue and gray tones replaced by an off-white tone, the floor colored brick red, and the seats with a rainbow pattern, in a design was conceived by Yo Kaminagai.

The trains are the first production sets to be equipped with the

The technical specifications are similar to those of the MP 89, with some modern adaptations such as the electrical system, a multimedia system, and climate control. The MP 05's traction system is the same as the MF 01's. The MP 05 will have a lower noise level than the MP 89 due to improvements in the transmission.

• Length: 90,280 millimetres (296 ft 2 in)
• Width: 2,440 mm (8 ft 0 in)
• Height: 3,480 mm (11 ft 5.01 in)
• Composition: S+N+N+N+N+S
• Number of seats: 144
• Number of folding seats: 72
• Standing passenger capacity: 578 (4 passengers per 1 square metre (11 sq ft))
• Three doors per car (automatic)
• Power: 6 x 300 kW (400 hp) (1 induction motor per bogie)
• Speed: 80 km/h (50 mph)
• Starting acceleration: 1.35 m/s² (4.4 ft/s²)

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