Orlyval

Orlyval () is a light metro shuttle service at Paris's Orly Airport using the Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL, English: automatic light vehicle) driverless, rubber-tyred people mover technology. The line, which opened on 2 October 1991, offers free service between the two airport terminal stations, and premium fare service to Antony station, where passengers can connect to the city's RER B trains. Orlyval is the second line to use the VAL technology after the Lille Metro and the first airport people mover system to use VAL.

Key facts

Rail line.name: Orlyval
Rail line.color: ffcf00
Rail line.logo: Orlyval logo.jpg
Rail line.logo_width: 200px
Rail line.image: Orlyval (2).jpg
Rail line.caption: Orlyval train passing Orly Airport control tower in 2021
Rail line.stations: 3
Rail line.ridership2: 3,100,000 (annual, 2013)
Rail line.type: Light metro
Rail line.operator: RATP Group
Rail line.stock: VAL 206
Rail line.linelength_km: 7.3
Rail line.map_state: uncollapsed

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.orlyval.com
Image: Orlyval - Orly-Sud - Station departs 02.jpg
Length: 7.3

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Commons category: Orlyval
sRGB color hex triplet: FFCF00
date of official opening: 1991-10-02

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History
Stations
Fares
Future
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The line was financed and initially operated by private companies including Matra, the company that developed the VAL technology, along with several international developers. The line was a commercial failure and the operators went bankrupt. RATP Group, the transportation operator for the Paris region, took over the line in 1992.