MP 59


The MP 59 was a rubber-tyred variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Métro system in service from 1963 to 2024. Manufactured by a consortium between CIMT-Lorraine, Jeumont-Schneider, Alsthom and CEM, they were first introduced in 1963 when the busiest routes of Lines 1 and 4 were converted to rubber-tyred pneumatic operation. The trains worked on Line 1 between 1963 and 2000, Line 4 between 1966 and 2012, and Line 11 between 1995 and 2024. By the time of their retirement in June 2024, the MP 59 trains were among the oldest trains still in use on any metro system in the world, at 61 years old.

Exit from Line 4

With the arrival of the MP 05 automated stock on Line 1, the remaining 48 MP 59 trains on Line 4 were replaced by the MP 89 CC. The first MP 89CC train arrived on Line 4 in April 2011 and went into service on May 23, 2011. The first MP 59 train to be retired from service was #049, which was withdrawn in April 2011. #021 was withdrawn on December 21, 2012, and was the last train to be retired.
It was originally speculated that some trains would be moved to Line 11 as a supplement, but such plans never came to fruition. All of the trains in service on Line 4 have been scrapped, the spare parts were salvaged for the remaining trains on Line 11.

Exit from Line 11

Île-de-France Mobilités replaced the last MP 59 trains on Line 11 with 39 MP 14 trains: the replacement MP 14 trains for Line 11 are driver-operated and five cars long. The last MP 59 trains were scheduled to run on 23 May 2024, but a few trains were still in service as of June 2024. The last MP 59 trains ran on Line 11 on June 12, 2024, before the line extension to when six new stations opened on June 13, 2024.

Technical specifications

  • Train length:
  • Overall width:
  • Height of a train car above the running surface:
  • Floor height above the running surface:
  • Weight in running order:
  • Maximum capacity : 700 passengers including 144 seats
  • Folding seats available off-peak: 146
  • Maximum speed:
  • Maximum power:
  • Average acceleration of from ;
  • Maximum braking normal steady state:

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