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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 ...
Paris Métro Line 19 is a new line of the Paris Métro that is planned as an expansion of Grand Paris Express.Officially announced on 22 November 2023, it is planned to connect ‹See TfM› Nanterre–La Folie at the west of La Défense business district to Charles de Gaulle Airport and the new area to be developed at Triangle de Gonesse []. [1]
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 ‹See TfM› Avron or ‹See TfM› 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.
Fulgence Bienvenüe et la construction du métropolitain de Paris (in French) (2 ed.). Presses des Ponts. ISBN 978-2-85978-422-5. Doury, François (2007). Les coulisses du Métro de Paris: ateliers et voiries [The metro of Paris behind the scenes – Workshops and maintenance]. Éd. Men at Work. ISBN 978-2-9529367-0-5.
Paris Métro Line 13 (opened as Line B; French: Ligne 13 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro.It was built by the Nord-Sud Company before becoming Line 13 when the Nord-Sud was merged into the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in 1930.
Paris Métro Line 2 (French: Ligne 2 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. Situated almost entirely above the former customs barrier around the capital ( Boulevards extérieurs ), it runs in a semicircle in the north of Paris.
It also serves three of the Paris Railway stations, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, and Gare Montparnasse. It is the second-busiest Métro line after Line 1, carrying over 154 million passengers in 2004. Line 4 was the first line to connect to the south side of the River Seine, through an underwater tunnel built between 1905 and 1907.
The last line of the original 1898 Paris Métro plan, which opened in July 1913, it was initially intended to link ‹See TfM› Porte d'Auteuil and Opéra. With 105.5 million travellers in 2017, it is the network's eighth busiest line; at 23.4 km (14.5 mi) in length, it is also the second longest Métro Line after Line 13 , and the longest ...