Baby born on Paris commuter train gets free rides till he is 25
Image copyright Getty ImagesA baby boy who was born on a Parisian train on Monday has been given free rail travel until he is 25 by the city's public transport company.
The RATP first started tweeting that a passenger had been taken ill at Auber station in central Paris.
But it later tweeted that traffic had been interrupted on the RER A commuter line "following the unexpected birth of a baby on a train" at the station.
It later congratulated the mother and offered the baby free travel.
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La ligne A est heureuse de vous annoncer que le 👶 qui vient de naître bénéficiera de la gratuité des transports sur l'ensemble du réseau #RATP jusqu'à ses 25 ans. #RERA #Cestungarçon pic.twitter.com/aW6mSEO2Bi
— RER A (@RER_A) June 18, 2018
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The baby was born at 11:40 (09:40 GMT), with the help of some of the passengers on board the carriage with the mother, as well as emergency workers and rail staff.
Trains were halted in both directions due to the incident, and the carriage was evacuated during the birth.
"To our knowledge, everyone is doing well," a spokesman said of the mother and baby.
Valerie Pécresse, head of transport in the Paris region, also offered her congratulations, but added in a tweet: "Thoughts with the travellers too."
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Dans les RER surviennent toutes sortes d’événements dont certains plus heureux que d’autres! Longue et heureuse vie au bébé. Félicitations à la maman. Pensées aussi pour les voyageurs... https://t.co/vHD5zNk6k3
— Valérie Pécresse (@vpecresse) June 18, 2018
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