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Not so famous about Paris is its ''incredible'' mass transit system, whose organization is so complex it can be daunting to the foreigner.
The subway system, formerly known as the ''Transit Métropolitain'', "Metropolitan Transit"
Then, you have the '''RER''', ''Réseau Express Régional'', "Regional Express Network", which is a network of rail underground within Paris and ground-level outside of Paris, which serves the entire region of Ile-de-
In addition, there is also the '''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Transilien]]''' network, run by SNCF, which operates 8 shorter lines (H, J, K, L, N, P, R and U) around Ile-de-France and uses the RER's fare system. (Fun (?) fact: RER C is known as ''Réseau Escargot Régional'' (Regional Snail Network) because its length and its many branches mean even small delays will result in at least one big cascaded delay, whereas RER D line is popularly known as "RER Trash" due to its high rate of accidents and disturbances). The frequent delays due to malfunctions, incidents with users and the occasionnal strike (in 2007, the biggest strike led some people to become stuck in the middle of their trip or at work since you could wait ''up to four hours'' between two trains, if they did not decided to just stop) gives the RATP (''Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens'' - Autonomous Office of Parisian Transports) nicknames such as ''Reste Assis T'es Payé'' ("Keep your seat, you're paid"), ''Rentre Avec Tes Pieds'' ("Go home on foot") or ''Râle Autant que Tu Peux'' ("Complain as much as you can").
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* A normal "T" ticket, which costs 1 €, is valid for one single bus/tramway/boat trip, or for all the subway and RER trips you want as long as you leave neither the stations nor the fare zone.
* A "T+" ticket is similar, but at a slightly higher cost and is also valid for one rail and one bus trip (in any order), or as much bus trips as you can within an hour and a half, or one single Noctilien bus trip. From there, it all degenerates into a massive clusterfuck
* To move from one zone to another you need a round trip ticket which is only valid at two stations (except that all stations inside Paris are equivalent), and if you have to travel through many
* The Mobilis pass is valid for a certain number of zones, and for slightly higher price it will let you take as much trips as you want within the specified zones; the Ticket Jeunes ("Youth Ticket") is similar, costs half as much, but only applies in week-ends and holidays and if you're 27 or younger.
* The Navigo card is a pre-paid pass valid either for unlimited trips for a period or rechargeable with money. There are also special low-cost passes for students, disabled people or people on welfare...
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