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Paris's integrated transport system run by RAPT, is the envy of all cities throughout the world, It consists of buses, trams regional express railways and of course the famous Paris Metro. 

Over a dozen lines criss cross the capital of France and arguably the most interesting are lines 5 & 6. 

Line 5 is mostly in tunnel and runs on conventional steel wheels from Place d'Italie in the south for 9 miles to Bobigny Pablo Picasso in the north. The line surfaces to cross the River Seine before plunging back into the tunnel to run via stations such as Bastille, Gare de l'est & Gare du Nord.

Line 6 is very different, Firstly it runs on rubber tyres  - RAPT's preferred technology. Secondly it runs mostly on viaducts - reminiscent of New York's famous elevated subway.

 Starting to the west of Paris at Charles de Gaulle Etoile (beneath the Arc de Triumph) the line surfaces to cross the Seine giving a magnificient view of the Eiffel Tower.

Still elevated it then skirts around the southern suburbs of Paris via Montparnasse, popping in and out of tunnels every few miles, before reaching the eastern terminus at Nation, a total distance of 8.5 miles.