Urban violence: 20 million euros in damages to public transport in Île-de-France
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- 04/07/2023 11:48
Since June 28, 2023, and the death of Nahel, numerous riots have erupted across France, especially in the Paris region. Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) provides an initial assessment of the damages.
It was our colleagues at Le Parisien who spoke about the cost of damage in Île-de-France. According to the authority financing public transport networks in the region, the damages amount to 20 million euros.
25 RATP buses destroyed
IDFM counted no fewer than “40 vehicles burned in Île-de-France”, including 25 RATP buses and 14 coaches from the ProCars company in Provins. According to the company, these are “20 million euros in damages” caused during the riots. Buses are part of the damages, but so are tram lines. Notably, the T6 tram in Clamart was entirely burned down. According to a close source of Le Parisien, the company reports: “burned buses, a burned tram, two damaged trams, and urban furniture that has been broken”. A tram line 10 car was also attacked with Molotov cocktails, which increases the total cost.
5 million euros for one tramcar
The costs are thus linked to the number of burned buses as well as trams. According to IDFM, the price of a tramcar is 5 million euros, compared to 350,000 euros for a bus. In total, 39 buses were burned during the riots.
Yesterday, buses and trams still had to be in their depots by 9 p.m. at the latest. This measure had already been implemented at the end of last week.
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