Line 6 is one of the sixteen currently open lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Following a semi-circular route through the southern half of the city above boulevards built along the path o
MP 89 stock train crosses the Seine via Pont de Bir-Hakeim
A view of an elevated section of line 6 at night, from Tour Montparnasse.
An MP73 (left) and an MP89 (right)
The MP 89 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Metro. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types were built by Alstom for service on Lines 4 and 14, and began service on Lin
Paris Metro Line 6
…in heavy rain. From 2023, with the ongoing modernization and upcoming automation of Line 4, the MP 73 are being replaced by renovated and shortened MP 89CC railcars. Four stations on Line 6 have unique features or cultural theming…
MP 89 CA (left) and MP 89 CC (right) at Cité on Line 4.
Bogie from an MP 89 Paris Metro rolling stock showing the two special wheelsets
MP 89CC #46 at the St. Ouen shops