(France )PARIS-ORLY

Paris Orly
OrlyVal is an APM line linking Orly Airport to Antony railway station (RER).
At the beginning OrlyVal was directly operated by Matra; in 1993 RATP took over this service, which hasn't been able to confirm the predicted ridership in order to generate profits (currently there are about 2,5 million pax/year).
www.orlyval.com (official site)

CHRONOLOGY
02-10-1991	Antony-Orly Sud
1993	line operation passes from Matra to RATP

Country	France
Line	OrlyVal
Inhabitants	City 2.150.000, District 11.175.000
Date opening	1991
Future development:	--
Length (km)	7.3
Track sections	on viaduct
Stops	3, average distance m 3650
Platforms	--
Platform doors	--
general characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	8
n. of cars per vehicle	2
Type	rubber tyres
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 26 - width 2.06
Vehicle capacity (pax)	each car: 104 (44 seated)
Frequency	4/7 min
Current/Voltage	750 V DC
Guide/gauge	standard gauge (1435 mm) steel tracks with lateral guide bars
Speed Km/h	--
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	3.000 pphpd
Ridership	2.5 million pax/year
Total cost	37 M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	SIEMENS
Model	VAL 206
NOTE	Matra system (now Siemens) initially operated by Matra, then by RATP (1993)