Porte de Montreuil station
Metro station in Paris, France
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Porte de Montreuil (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də mɔ̃tʁœj]; lit. 'Gate of Montreuil') is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 20th arrondissement. It is named after the Porte de Montreuil, a gate in the 19th-century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the town of Montreuil. Flea markets are held on the glacis (the sloping bank in front of a wall) of the former fortifications.
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Île-de-France
France
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| Location | 20th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′14″N 2°24′44″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Paris Métro station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 December 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot. It was the eastern terminus of the line until the extension of the line to Mairie de Montreuil on 14 October 1937. An interchange with tramway Line 3b opened on 15 December 2012.
Station layout
The station has four tracks, two of which are sidings. Like that of Porte de Charenton on Line 8, the train hall boasts an unusually wide vault, at 22.5 m across.[1]: 27 Its vaulted ceiling is 6,000 m2, the largest of the network.[2]
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine |
| Line 9 platforms | Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Maraîchers) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Maraîchers) | |
| Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Robespierre) → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Robespierre) → | |
Gallery
The platforms c. 1930
Platform
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