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Hello from Paris to everybody. The western area of Paris suburban trains (st. Lazare and Invalides stations) has been working with a 750v third rail system for nearly six decades (ca 1920-1980), and these lines had numerous level crossings. Both netwoks are now electrified with overhead wires (1 500 V DC for invalides and 25 kV AC for St. Lazare).
There is one level crossing in the Paris metro network, on a non-passenger line connecting the terminal siding of line n° 2 at "Nation" with the local wokshop. Of course the live rail is interrupted and trains pick current from one of the motors cars only during the crossing.
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