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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 ...
English: Geographically accurate Paris metro map in 2011. Français : Carte géographiquement réaliste du métro de Paris en 2011. Cette carte a plusieurs caractéristiques qui vont plus loin que le simple esthétisme :
English: Paris metro network pictured at a geographically accurate scale. Français : Plan du métro de Paris en repectant les proportions géographiques. Русский: Карта парижского метрополитена и сети RER в географическом масштабе.
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.
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system. ... adding outer rings to an underground map of Paris that ...
In May 2018, the Société du Grand Paris announced that the manufacturer Alstom was approached to win the contracts for the trains on lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express. The contract provides for the delivery of a maximum of 1,000 cars, which are divided into 133 six-car trains for line 15 and 50 three-car trains for lines 16 and ...
With a length of 11.7 km (7 mi), Line 3 crosses Paris from west to east completely on the Rive Droite, serving the residential areas of the 17th arrondissement, the Gare Saint-Lazare, important stores and shopping centres, the area around the Place de l'Opéra, as well as the east of the city, around République station. In 2017, it carried 101 ...
These are lists of Paris Métro stations arranged by arrondissement within Paris or by municipality elsewhere in Île-de-France. Subcategories This category has the following 41 subcategories, out of 41 total.