Île-de-France
Administrative region of France
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| 2025 | Planned introduction of a 5-kilometer tram-train line by Stretto. |
| March 22 2025 | T14 tram-train route will take over the line from Transilien Line P, to be operated by Stretto (a consortium of Keolis and SNCF). |
| 2024 | Replacement of first-generation 'Alexis' waiting-time-announcement systems with more efficient SIEL systems at tramway stops. |
| 2024 | Modernization of ticket machines to enable issuing of all types of transport tickets, replacing first-generation machines. |
| 2024 | Renovation work commenced to redesign the Hôtel de Ville station in La Courneuve, modifying its platform configuration to improve safety and traffic flow. |
| 2024 | Complete renovation of shelters at ten busiest stations, including Gare de Saint-Denis, Théâtre Gérard Philipe, Basilique de Saint-Denis, and others. |
| April 5 2024 | T3b tramway line further extended westward to the Porte Dauphine in the 16th arrondissement, significantly increasing its coverage of Paris. |
| 2023 | Tram line T10 opened, connecting Clamart to La Croix de Berny station in Antony, with a total length spanning multiple stops in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. |
| 2023 | Two new lines were added: a 13-kilometer RATP conventional tramway line and a 16-kilometer Transkeo tram-train line. |
| 2023 | Line T10 tramway opens. |
| 2023 | Connection created between tram lines T6 and T10 at Hôpital Béclère |
| 2022 | Transkeo added a 12-kilometer conventional tram-train line to the network. |
| July 6 2022 | Line T13 Express officially opened, connecting Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Saint-Cyr-l'École train stations, with a route passing through the westernmost point of the Versailles gardens. The line spans a specific length and includes 11 stops. |
| March 8 2022 | U 53600 train replaced the former U 25500 on the line. |
| 2021 | Keolis introduced a 19-kilometer conventional tramway line. |
| 2021 | Line T9 tramway opens. |
| 2021 | Connection established between tram lines T3a and T9 at the Porte de Choisy station |
| 2020 | A new branch of the Line T4 tram-train line was opened, extending the route eastward towards Montfermeil. |
| 2020 | A trial was held related to the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, involving the prosecution of individuals connected to the terrorist events. |
| December 16 2020 | A court convicts 14 accomplices connected to the Charlie Hebdo shooting and Jewish supermarket attack, with three accomplices including Hayat Boumeddiene tried in absentia. |
| March 2020 | A French jihadist woman told a judge she met Hayat Boumeddiene in October 2019 at the Al Howl camp, indicating Boumeddiene had escaped and was living under a false identity. |
| 2019 | Immigrant population reached 24.9%, with 75.1% natives of Metropolitan France, marking a significant demographic shift from earlier decades. |
| 2019 | Île-de-France produced €742 billion in gross domestic product, representing approximately one-third of France's total economic output. |
| 2019 | Actual opening of the branch line, after multiple deadline extensions due to delays in studies and additional work required at Bondy station. |
| 2019 | Trains began utilizing their dual-current abilities (25 kV / 750 V), which had not been used since the line's initial operation. |
| December 14 2019 | First part of the second branch to Montfermeil was opened. |
| October 2019 | A French jihadist woman claims to have met Hayat Boumeddiene at the Al Howl camp, where she was living under a false identity and had managed to escape. |
| October 12 2019 | Line 1 completes its westward extension from Les Courtilles to Asnières-Quarte Routes, finalizing its current route configuration. |
| March 2019 | Dorothee Maquere speculated that Hayat Boumeddiene was killed in Syria during the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani in late February. |
| 2018 | Employment composition showed 7.2 percent in industry, 62.3 percent in commerce and market services, 25.5 percent in non-market services, 4.8 percent in construction, and 0.2 percent in agriculture. |
| November 24 2018 | T3b tramway line extended to the Porte d'Asnières in the 17th arrondissement, expanding its previous route. |
| 2017 | Transkeo launched a 7-kilometer conventional tram-train line. |
| 2017 | T11 Express tramway opens. |
| 2017 | Interconnection created between tram lines T8 and T11 Express at two stations: Villetaneuse-Université and Épinay-sur-Seine |
| November 2 2017 | The first Citadis Dualis tram-train car was delivered to the Noisy depot. |
| 2016 | The regional unemployment rate stood at 8.6%, varying from 7.4% in Yvelines to 12.7% in Seine-Saint-Denis. |
| October 18 2016 | Infrastructure works for the tramway line officially started. |
| January 2016 | Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains were selected to run the Montfermeil extension. |
| 2015 | Agricultural employment in the region dropped 33 percent since 2000, with only 8,460 persons employed in agriculture. |
| January 2015 | Preparatory work for the Île-de-France tramway Line 4 branch began. |
| January 12 2015 | France initiated Operation Sentinelle, deploying nearly 10,500 military personnel to secure 830 sensitive locations including schools, churches, and press organizations in response to the terrorist attacks. |
| January 9 2015 | Conclusion of the terrorist attacks, with police killing the three assailants after a multi-day series of coordinated attacks |
| January 9 2015 | The terrorist attacks conclude with police killing the three main assailants. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claims responsibility for the coordinated attacks. |
| January 9 2015 | Amedy Coulibaly conducted a terrorist siege at the Hypercacher kosher supermarket in east Paris, killing four people and taking multiple hostages while armed with assault weapons. |
| January 9 2015 | Terrorist attacks conclude with police killing the three assailants following a multi-day siege. |
| January 7 2015 | Terrorist attacks begin in the Île-de-France region, with three attackers initiating a series of coordinated shootings that ultimately kill 17 people and wound 22 others across multiple locations in Paris. |
| 2014 | 9,495 hectares were devoted to bio-agriculture in the region. |
| 2014 | Industry represented just under five percent of active enterprises in the region, with 10.2 percent of salaried workers. |
| 2014 | Original planned commencement of branch construction at the end of the year, with projected commissioning in 2017. |
| 2014 | Continued network expansion with a 21-kilometer Translohr line and a 17-kilometer conventional line, both operated by RATP. |
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