MP 05

MP 05
An MP 05 train in service on Line 1, on the Pont de Neuilly, between Esplanade de la Défense station and Pont de Neuilly station.
In service	2011
Manufacturer	Alstom
Number built	67 (total ordered), 65 (total in operation as of 10/24/15) 56 (ordered), 56 (in service) 11 (ordered) 11 (in service)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Capacity	722 per train
Operator(s)	RATP
Line(s) served
Specifications
Train length	90,280 mm (296 ft 2 3⁄8 in)
Width	2,440 mm (8 ft 1⁄8 in)
Height	3,480 mm (11 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Traction system	6 three-phase induction motors per set
Power output	2,400 kW (3,200 hp)
Acceleration	1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC taken from the guide bars on either side of the track
Current collection method	Horizontal contact shoe A vertical contact shoe sliding on the rails provides grounding.
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge, with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails

The MP 05 (Metro Pneu appel d'offre 2005) is a rubber-tyred electric multiple unit with automatic operation ordered by the RATP in 2005 for the Paris Métro. The original 49 units were designed to replace the older MP 89s on line 1 in order to automate the line. An additional fleet of 18 MP 05s was ordered for deployment on the line 14 by 2017 in order to improve service frequencies and to prepare for the line's northern extension towards Mairie de Saint-Ouen, as well as provide service enhancements to Line 1. The trainsets are being constructed by Alstom.

The MP 05 trains are the second Paris Métro to include air-conditioning, with the MF 01 rolling stock being the first.

Following the success of the completely automated line 14 during the early 2000s, the RATP planned to automate additional lines. Automation would not only allow for Paris to remain as a model for technological innovations in the railway industry but also would permit an increase in the number of lines in normal service when RATP workers are striking.

The RATP first focused on line 1, the busiest line of the network and the line most used by tourists. However, the line's MP 89 CC rolling stock was not equipped to be automated. The RATP opted to replacing the rolling stock rather than retrofit it since the existing MP 89 trainsets could be repurposed as-is to replace the aging MP 59s on line 4.