Baby born on Paris suburban train gets free rides until 25

PARIS � The Paris public transport company RATP said a baby boy born in a suburban train will get free rides in the French capital until he is 25.

Live-tweeting the event Monday, the RATP said the baby was born in a train in the center of Paris, disrupting traffic on the RER A line. Rescue workers took care of the mother and child and took them to the nearest hospital. News of the �unannounced birth� was displayed on Paris train traffic screens.

The RER A line issued its �sincere congratulations� to the baby�s mother � and tweeted that traffic was back to normal.

Lots of Parisians happily welcomed the birth on social media. Others, however, noted the RATP�s gift wasn�t all good news, saying Paris train traffic is frequently disrupted by strikes and other incidents.