Key points
- Paris authorities have ordered station closures starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2026; published notices identify 25 affected stops.
- Closures extend beyond the eastern Paris demonstration route, affecting stations around the Champs-Élysées, Invalides and the Latin Quarter.
- Check individual stops and transfers before departing: a running Metro line does not guarantee access to every station.
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Paris visitors face a station-access problem during Thursday’s strike and demonstration: trains can operate while skipping important stops. Sortiraparis reports that police have requested 25 Metro station closures from 11 a.m. on November 5, affecting several areas used by travelers.
The practical distinction is between a canceled service and an inaccessible station. RATP, the Paris transit operator, specifically confirms that Line 5 trains will not serve Oberkampf or Richard-Lenoir from that time because of the demonstration.
Closures reach well beyond the march route
The police-imposed route runs from Place de la République to Place de la Nation via Boulevard Voltaire, between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The closure list also includes stations well west of that route.
Among the affected stops are Concorde, Tuileries, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Charles de Gaulle–Étoile. On the Left Bank, the list names Invalides, Assemblée nationale, Rue du Bac, Solférino, Odéon and several Latin Quarter stations.
Our French-language report provides additional details on Thursday’s Paris station closures.
A familiar transfer may become unusable
Several affected stations connect multiple lines. Concorde serves Lines 1, 8 and 12; Madeleine serves Lines 8, 12 and 14; Oberkampf connects Lines 5 and 9.
For an unfamiliar journey, check the interchange as carefully as the departure and arrival stations. A route drawn on a permanent network map does not establish that a transfer is available during a temporary closure.
Charles de Gaulle–Étoile is also an RER A stop, and Invalides an RER C stop. Line 6 is interrupted between Kléber and Charles de Gaulle–Étoile.
Regional trains need a separate service check
Metro services should operate normally except at closed stops. Forecasts put RER D service at one-third of normal levels and RER B at half north of Gare du Nord. France 3 Régions reports that Thursday’s strike also disrupts Transilien services.
The RER is the regional rail network that runs through central Paris and into the suburbs. A forecast for the Metro therefore does not describe the whole journey for someone staying outside the city.
The geographic background is explained in our report on the République–Nation demonstration route, in French.
Reopening depends on further police authorization
Before leaving, check the operator’s current notice for each line involved. Look for the exact station name, the direction of travel and any transfer needed along the way.
Sortiraparis says affected stations will reopen only with police authorization and gives no fixed reopening time. An evening return journey needs a fresh check rather than an assumption that stations will reopen when the march ends.
