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Paris Metro drivers won’t stop at certain stations because of drug-fuelled violence

A group of Metro drivers on the Paris underground say they won’t stop at certain stations because of drug-fuelled violence, it has been reported.

The drivers say crack dealers and users are making some platforms on the Metro dangerous.

They have refused to stop at the stations in the north east of the French capital because of what they call an increase in violence.

According to the drivers, drug dealers are using the certain stations as places to sell crack.

The Unsa drivers’ union told RTL that violence has increased in the past few months and has been drugs-related.

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‘Between the brawls that occur on the platforms, which sometimes end up happening on the train or across the tracks, you could hit someone, or crush them,’ said Jean-Marc Judith, trade union representative for the RATP, which runs the Metro and bus network in Paris.

He said there were also ‘all the consequences in terms of the police’, as well as psychological issues for drivers to consider.

Drivers won’t stop at some Metro stations (Picture: Rex)
Drivers won’t stop at some Metro stations (Picture: Rex)

He said the ‘number of attacks on travellers and RATP staff is becoming increasingly dramatic’.

Some drivers have decided to no longer stop at the most affected stations, particularly on Metro lines 4 and 12.

They say they want to protect themselves and their passengers.

Drivers said Marx Dormoy station on line 12 and Marcadet-Poissonniers on lines 12 and 4 in north east Paris are the most dangerous.

The Unsa union said a discussion about security at the stations is scheduled for later this week.