Online dictionary of France travel and tourism: Parisian bus

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Parisian bus

French words: Bus parisien
alternative words: Paris bus
keywords: paris , paris suburb , transport
related topics: Paris subway , RATP , Paris tramway
related web sites: http://www.ratp.fr , http://www.amtuir.org
explanation: Parisian bus has nearly 2 centuries old, because it had been already operating in Paris with horse traction since 1828. Though all the companies merged in 1855, they had suffered a concurrence from tramways opened in 1870 and subways opened in 1900 before passing to engine traction in 1905. Covering length of 3403km by 58 lines (569km inside Paris), the bus is one of the fastest methods, along with the subway, to move inside Paris thanks to special bus lanes. It is managed now by a public company, RATP.