New - Generation Metro Vehicles in Île - de - France

On June 17, 2025, Société des grands projets, Île - de - France Mobilités and Alstom delivered the first metro train for Line 18 to the Palaiseau Operations Center. Among the three proposals designed by Alstom, citizens chose the current design, featuring a unique luminous logo surrounding a large windshield. This wider new windshield is popular with passengers (especially children). It provides a panoramic view of the front of the train and optimizes the available surface area, creating extra space for passengers in the metro.

The three parties announced the final design of the rolling stock for Line 18 of the Île - de - France metro network. This new - generation automatic metro, designed and manufactured by Alstom, integrates capacity, comfort, speed and reliability. With three carriages and a length of 47 meters, it can carry a maximum of 350 passengers, is 100% accessible to all, and offers a smooth and comfortable ride. For the convenience of passenger flow, access to the train is via three wide doors on each carriage. The wide corridors, broad aisles and large panoramic openings at both ends create a sense of spaciousness and allow for greater traffic flow.

The interior provides passengers with various handrails, spaces and seating options. To create a new travel space, interconnected corrugated pipes provide a rigid lining, replacing the traditional corrugated pipe design. In addition to fixed seats, there are supplementary flip - down seats to provide more seats during off - peak hours. Passengers with reduced mobility who participated in the design process have dedicated seats and wheelchair spaces. There are many priority seats, easily identifiable by their specific red color, which is now recognizable on all new equipment. For the service to Paris Orly Airport, a mixed space for passengers with strollers and luggage has been specially created in the central carriage, fully optimizing the riding experience.