First MI20 EMU for Paris RER Line B Unveiled
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Presented in a large pump in the Crespin factory on 7 May, the future MI20 for RER B carried out its first wheel laps under the eyes of Valérie Pécresse.
The new trainsets built by Alstom and CAF are scheduled to enter service from 2029. Air-conditioned and more capacitive, these 146 state-of-the-art trains will change the daily lives of the million users of the RER B. They were presented this Thursday.
First MI20 EMU for Paris RER Line B unveiled
THE first completed MI20 EMU for RER Line B in Paris was unveiled at the Alstom works at Crespin in northern France on May 7, a major milestone in the production of the 146 trains ordered for €2.5bn and funded by Île-de-France Mobility (IdFM), the public transport authority for the Greater Paris region. IdFM president, Valérie Pécresse, witnessed the first test train move under its own power. She was accompanied by Xavier Piechaczyk, CEO of Pari…
The first copy of the MI20, designed to modernise one of Europe's busiest railway lines, was presented this Wednesday. Its commissioning is expected by the end of the decade. The first MI20 train, designed by the Spanish manufacturer CAF to equip the RER B francilien, came out of factory this Wednesday [...] Read more A new train for the RER B after years of industrial rebounds appeared first on Le Singulier.
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Île-de-France Mobilitys unveiled the MI20, the brand new train for the RER B. In the midst of the promises of air conditioning and additional space, a technical detail has caught the attention: the presence of USB-C sockets. A notable turn in relation to the previous orientations in connection with connectivity.
After the controversial decision to integrate USB-A ports on the MF19 trains, Île-de-France Mobilités has announced that the upcoming RER B MI20 trains will indeed feature USB-C ports. [Read more] Download our Android and iOS app! You can read our articles, features, and watch our latest YouTube videos.
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