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The Paris Métro (French: Métro de Paris, [metʁo d(ə) paʁi]), short for Métropolitain ([metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃]), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and historical entrances influenced by Art ...
Unlike a ticket t+, users can transfer from the métro/RER to the bus/tram network (or vice versa) within 90 minutes (bus/tram) or 2 hours (Metro/train/RER) without paying a second fare (if transfering to or from the Metro/train/RER systen, it is the tarif of that system, €1.99, that applies). [3]
Stations are often named after a square or a street, which, in turn, is named for something or someone else. A number of stations, such as Avron or Vaugirard, are named after Paris neighbourhoods (though not necessarily located in them), whose names, in turn, usually go back to former villages or hamlets that have long since been incorporated into the city of Paris.
Paris was among the world’s first cities to have a metro system. Its first line opened in 1900 as part of the city’s construction efforts to host the Olympic Games that same year.
19 July 1900. first metro line opens between Vincennes and Porte Maillot (line 1) 1905. First combustion-driven bus line along the rue de Rennes (14 km/h or 8.7 mph). 1906, June. First Parisian bus line opened by the C.G.O. (Compagnie Générale des Omnibus) 13 December 1909. Paris's first one-way streets (rues de Mogador et de la Chaussée-d ...
The Ticket t+ is a single trip ticket for Paris public transit that was introduced in 2007 and that is valid on buses and on the métro and rail systems within Paris. From 2025, it is only available as a paper ticket at the price of €2.50, [ 1 ] and is being replaced by two new types of single tickets available to be loaded onto a reusable ...
Orlyval is a light metro shuttle service at Paris's Orly Airport using the Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL, English: automatic light vehicle) driverless, rubber-tyred people mover technology. The line, which opened on 2 October 1991, offers free service between the two airport terminal stations, and premium fare service to Antony station ...
Location within Paris and inner ring Serge Gainsbourg station ( French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃zbuʁ] ⓘ ) is a station on Line 11 of the Paris Métro . The station is located at Place Henri-Dunant at Les Lilas and opened on 13 June 2024.