 Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. It was originally known as the "Chemin de Fer Métropolitain" ("Metropolitan railway"), then "Métropolitain," quickly abbreviated to "Métro". Speakers of verlan call it "le tromé." Paris Metro sign Image by ChrisO File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...
The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...
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The system consists of 16 lines, identified by numbers from 1 to 14, with two minor lines 3bis and 7bis, numbered thus because they are branch lines split off from the original lines 3 and 7. It is the third longest metro in Western Europe, after the London Underground and the Madrid Metro. Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ...
The Madrid Metro is the large metro system serving Madrid, the capital of Spain. ...
Brief technical points:
- 213 km (132 miles) of track, over 300 stations
- circulation is on the right
- track gauge of 1.435 meters (standard gauge, like the French main lines) -- but trains are narrower than mainlines, so the Metro can run on mainlines but not vice versa
- power collection: third rail
- average distance between stations is approx 300 m (328 yards)
- lines 1, 4, 6, 11, and 14 are rubber-tired
- line 14 is driverless (fully automatic)
One single ticket price for any journey, unlimited connections, but limited to a 2-hour ride. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
Third rail at Bostons South Station A third rail is a method of providing electricity to power a railroad, typically a mass transit system. ...
Rubber-tyred metro is an intermediate form between rail and road transport: the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete (e. ...
Line 14 of the Paris Metro crosses the center of Paris and currently runs between Saint Lazare and Bibliotheque François Mitterrand. ...
A second network of regional express lines, the RER (Réseau Express Régional) complements the network since the 1970s. This page is about the Paris commuter rail. ...
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Existing lines
 A familiar sight in Paris: tourists looking at a city map in front of a Métro entrance (here the Art nouveau entrance to the Cité station)
 Most of lines 2 and 6 is built over the boulevards, with aerial stations. 1: La Défense - Château de Vincennes
Download high resolution version (1460x1404, 407 KB)Entrance to the Cité Métro station in Paris, France. ...
Download high resolution version (1460x1404, 407 KB)Entrance to the Cité Métro station in Paris, France. ...
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La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is a district of high-rise offices, apartment blocks and shopping complexes over part of the communes of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux (all in the Hauts-de-Seine département), to the west of Paris. ...
2: Porte Dauphine - Nation
July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Rubber-tyred metro is an intermediate form between rail and road transport: the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete (e. ...
1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. ...
3: Pont de Levallois-Bécon - Gallieni
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
3bis: Gambetta - Porte des Lilas
October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Painting of Léon Gambetta by Léon Bonnat Léon Gambetta ( April 2, 1838 - December 31, 1882), French statesman, was born at Cahors. ...
 Inside the Métro, here at the Simplon station 4: Porte de Clignancourt - Porte d'Orléans
November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ...
1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ...
1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Download high resolution version (480x640, 83 KB)Simplon Station in Paris Metro. ...
Download high resolution version (480x640, 83 KB)Simplon Station in Paris Metro. ...
This article is about Orléans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation). ...
5: Place d'Italie - Bobigny-Pablo Picasso
April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ...
1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Rubber-tyred metro is an intermediate form between rail and road transport: the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete (e. ...
1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ...
- First section opened June 2, 1906 (some sections opened earlier are now part of line 6)
6: Charles de Gaulle-Étoile - Nation
June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Place de lÉtoile is a large Place in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve avenues (hence the name Star Square) including the Champs_Élysées which continues to the east. ...
7: Villejuif-Louis Aragon/Mairie d'Ivry - La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945
October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...
1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Rubber-tyred metro is an intermediate form between rail and road transport: the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete (e. ...
1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Louis Aragon (October 3, 1897 - December 24, 1982), French historian, poet and novelist. ...
7bis: Louis Blanc - Pré-Saint-Gervais
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
 A train in the Palais Royal / Musee du Louvre station 8: Balard - Créteil-Préfecture
January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
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9: Pont de Sèvres - Mairie de Montreuil
July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Sèvres is a commune of the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. ...
10: Boulogne-Pont de Saint-Cloud - Gare d'Austerlitz
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...
1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Boulogne-Billancourt is a city in France, the sous-préfecture of the Hauts_de_Seine département in the Ile-de-France région. ...
At the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), during the Napoleonic War of the Third Coalition, a French force of approximately 73,000 under Napoleon decisively defeated a joint Russo_Austrian force of over 89,000, commanded by Russian General Kutuzov with General von Weyrother commanding the Austrian contingent. ...
- First section opened July 13, 1913 (then part of line 8)
11: Châtelet - Mairie des Lilas
July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
12: Mairie d'Issy - Porte de La Chapelle
April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ...
1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Rubber-tyred metro is an intermediate form between rail and road transport: the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete (e. ...
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...
1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ...
13: Châtillon-Montrouge - Gabriel Péri-Asnières-Gennevilliers/Saint Denis-Université
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...
1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
14: Saint-Lazare - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...
1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Line 14 of the Paris Metro crosses the center of Paris and currently runs between Saint Lazare and Bibliotheque François Mitterrand. ...
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterand ( October 26, 1916 - January 8, 1996; pronunciation?) was a French politician and President of France from May 1981, re-elected in 1988, until 1995. ...
- First section (Madeleine - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand) opened October 15, 1998
- Saint-Lazare terminus opened December 16, 2003
- Olympiade terminus (instead of Bibliothèque) is to open in 2006.
Line 14 is fully automated. There are no drivers in trains. The platforms are separated from the tracks by transparent walls, and both the trains and platforms have doors that open automatically when the train is stopped, perfectly aligned with the doors. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ...
1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...
An earlier line 14 Invalides-Porte de Vanves existed from July 29, 1937, when it was detached from line 10, to November 9, 1976, when it was incorporated into line 13. July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
See also: Stations of the Paris Metro This article needs cleanup. ...
Architecture
 Abbesses station - one of the art nouveau metro station entrances designed by Hector Guimard One of the most famous aspects of the Paris metro are its wrought-iron art nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard, which have come to symbolize Paris although not very many remain in use (86 entrances by Guimard still exist). Download high resolution version (700x685, 95 KB)Entrance to Abbesses metro station on Paris Metro. ...
Download high resolution version (700x685, 95 KB)Entrance to Abbesses metro station on Paris Metro. ...
Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster, 1898 Art Nouveau (French for New art) is an art and design style that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century. ...
Abbesses station - one of the art nouveau metro station entrances designed by Hector Guimard The name of Hector Guimard (March 10, 1867 - May 20, 1942), who designed the glass and cast-iron Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris Metro, 1899-1902, is synonymous with the style metro in France. ...
History Line 1 was inaugurated on July 19, 1900, after decades of political wrangling over routes and construction. Short sections of the present lines 2 and 6 (then numbered 5) were completed in the same year to serve the World's Fair. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ...
The lines 1 through 10 were built by the Ville de Paris (City of Paris) and run by the CMP (Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Métropolitain de Paris). It is thought that the name was after the Metropolitan Railway in London, which later became part of the London Underground.
The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ...
Greater London and the Regions of England. ...
Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ...
A second company, "Nord-Sud" (Société du Chemin de Fer Electrique Nord-Sud de Paris) started up in 1910 and built two lines named A and B (now part of lines 12 and 13). "Nord-Sud" merged in 1930 with the CMP (line 11 and the "first" line 14 were completed after the merger). CMP became state-owned in 1948 and renamed RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens). 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Accidents August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...
In August 1903 a small fire started on a Paris Metro train. ...
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The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines. ...
This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a metro rail system . ...
Railways: total: 31,939 km (31,940 km are operated by French National Railways ( SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-tracked) standard gauge: 31,840 km 1. ...
References - Bindi, A. & Lefeuvre, D. (1990). Le Métro de Paris: Histoire d'hier à demain, Rennes: Ouest-France. ISBN 2737302048. (French)
- Gaillard, M. (1991). Du Madeleine-Bastille à Météor: Histoire des transports Parisiens, Amiens: Martelle. ISBN 2878900138. (French)
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