Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
Type	state-owned company
Founded	1948
Headquarters	Quai de la Rapée, Paris, France
Area served	Île-de-France
Industry	Metropolitan Infrastructure and Tracks Proprietor, State Administrator
Parent	Ministère de Transport
Website	www.ratp.fr

Typical RATP métro access turnstiles

The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP/Autonomous Transport Region of Paris) is the major transit authority responsible for public transportation in Paris and its environs. It is under the authority of the Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF). Its operational divisions include the Paris Métro system, part of the RER, an extensive bus system, and three tram lines. It also operates the Montmartre funicular. Image File history File links RATP_logo. ... A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is an enterprise, often a corporation, owned by a government. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,012 km² Population (Ranked 1st)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 598 pixelsFull resolution‎ (801 × 599 pixels, file size: 120 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 598 pixelsFull resolution‎ (801 × 599 pixels, file size: 120 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 844 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) RATP,Stile entrence, Mairie dIVRY (Paris) http://www. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 844 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) RATP,Stile entrence, Mairie dIVRY (Paris) http://www. ... This article is about the pedestrian gate. ... A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... The ÃŽle-de-France public transport executive STIF (Syndicat des transports dÃŽle-de-France), is the authority that controls the Paris public transport network and coordinates the different transport companies operating in ÃŽle-de-France, mainly the RATP, the SNCF and Optile. ... “Métro” redirects here. ... The RER (Réseau Express Régional, IPA , Regional Express Network) is an urban rail network in the ÃŽle-de-France région, notably Paris and its agglomeration. ... RATP operate the majority of buses in central Paris. ... Tram on line T1 in Bobigny. ... Montmartre funicular railway The Montmartre funicular is a funicular railway serving the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris, France, in the Eighteenth Arrondissement (district) of that city. ...

The RATP was created on March 21, 1948, by combining the assets of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), which operated the Paris Métro, and the Société des transports en commun de la région parisienne (STCRP), which operated the city's bus system. is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is a translation of the French article Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris. ...

Earlier, the CMP had absorbed the Société du Chemin de Fer Électrique Nord-Sud de Paris in 1930 and the Ligne de Sceaux in 1937. The STCRP had been created on January 1, 1921 by the merger of about half a dozen independent bus and streetcar operators in the Paris area. By the time the STCRP was merged into the RATP, all its streetcars had been replaced by bus routes. La Ligne de Sceaux is the traditional (unofficial) designation of a railway line connecting Paris with some of its southern suburbs. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

Currently, the RATP operate a multi-mode public transportation infrastructure. In Île-de-France, the RATP operates buses, regional trains, trams and Métro services. In Germany, Italy, and the USA, in association with their respective partners, the RATP operates and maintains regional buses and trains in international markets. Noctilien is the network of night buses in the Ile-de-France region. (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,012 km² Population (Ranked 1st)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Noctilien is the name of the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. ...

There are now projects of creating new light rail lines. This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Its logo represents, in a stylized version, the Seine's meanders in the Île-de-France region becoming the face of a woman looking up. This article is about the river in France. ...

Alternative propulsion

RATP has already expressed an interest in the compressed air pollution-free bus. The air engine is an emission-free piston engine using compressed air as fuel that was invented by Guy Nègre, a French engineer. ...

Trivia

An old joke suggests that "RATP" really stands for "Rentre Avec Tes Pieds" which loosely translated means "Plan on walking home".

There is also a rapping rat named Ratp, which stands for "Rodent Attempting Tiny Poetry".

See also

• Compressed air vehicle.

The air engine is an emission-free piston engine using compressed air as fuel that was invented by Guy Nègre, a French engineer. ...

External links

• Official RATP website
• Official RATP website (French)
• ALSTOM website — French manufacturer of metros and trains

References

• Gaillard, M. (1991). Du Madeleine-Bastille à Météor: Histoire des transports Parisiens, Amiens: Martelle. ISBN 2-87890-013-8. (French)