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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." 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. 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 metro * Paris Metro Line 14 is driverless (fully automatic) One single ticket price for any journey, unlimited connections, but limited to a 2-hour ride. A second network of regional express lines, the RER (Réseau Express Régional) complements the network since the 1970s. === Existing lines === 1: La Défense - Château de Vincennes
* First section opened July 19, 1900
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1964
2: Porte Dauphine - Nation
* First section opened December 13, 1900
3: Pont de Levallois-Bécon - Gallieni
* First section opened October 19, 1904
3bis: Léon Gambetta - Porte des Lilas
* Opened November 27, 1921 (''then part of line 3'')
* Detached from line 3 April 2, 1971
4: Porte de Clignancourt - Porte d'Orléans
* First section opened April 21, 1908
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1967
5: Place d'Italie - Bobigny-Pablo Picasso
* First section opened June 2, 1906 (''some sections opened earlier are now part of line 6'')
6: Place de l'Étoile - Nation
* First section opened October 2, 1900 (''then part of line 5'')
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1974
7: Villejuif-Louis Aragon/Mairie d'Ivry - La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945
* First section opened November 5, 1910
7bis: Louis Blanc - Pré-Saint-Gervais
* Opened January 18, 1911 (''then part of line 7'')
* Detached from line 7 December 3, 1967
8: Balard - Créteil-Préfecture
* First section opened July 13, 1913
9: Pont de Sèvres - Mairie de Montreuil
* First section opened November 8, 1922
10: Boulogne-Billancourt-Pont de Saint-Cloud - Gare d'Battle of Austerlitz
* First section opened July 13, 1913 (''then part of line 8'')
11: Châtelet - Mairie des Lilas
* First section opened April 28, 1935
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation November 8, 1956
12: Mairie d'Issy - Porte de La Chapelle
* First section opened November 5, 1910 (''as part of Nord-Sud line A'')
13: Châtillon-Montrouge - Gabriel Péri-Asnières-Gennevilliers/Saint Denis-Université
* First section opened February 26, 1911 (''as part of Nord-Sud line B'')
* First section opened by CMP December 30, 1923 (''then part of line 10'')
Paris Metro Line 14: Saint-Lazare - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand * 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. 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. See also: Stations of the Paris Metro === Architecture === Image:paris.metro.abbesses.jpg 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). === 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. 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.
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''). == Accidents == * August 1903 Paris Metro train fire, caused by incompetence and panic, kills 84. === See also === * List of stations of the Paris Métro * List of metro systems * Transportation in France ===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'') === External links=== * [http://www.insecula.com/salle/EP0689.html Panoramic views of some of the most beautiful stations of the Paris Métro] (in French) * [http://www.metro-pole.net/ Public transportations website, Paris urban community] (in French) * [http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Paris_metro.shtml General Paris Métro information] * [http://www.ratp.fr/ Map of the Métro and RER] Electric railways Paris metro
The building of the metro was finally started for the Exposition Universelle (1900), IIRC -- need to look it up. -- User:Tarquin 23:58, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) ---- The second image :Image:Paris.metro.abbesses.jpg is very dark, what do you think User:MykReeve to adjust the brightness ? if it still have dark i can redo the picture since i live just right this metro station. -- User:Chmouel 02:16, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC) :Have increased brightness a touch. I have to say that the original image looked fine on my monitor, but Apple monitors have quite a low gamma setting. - User:MykReeve 23:27, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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There is also a list of stations by line available at List of stations of the Paris Métro. Paris Metros in Europe Transportation in France
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Paris Métro
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." 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. 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 metro * Paris Metro Line 14 is driverless (fully automatic) One single ticket price for any journey, unlimited connections, but limited to a 2-hour ride. A second network of regional express lines, the RER (Réseau Express Régional) complements the network since the 1970s. === Existing lines === 1: La Défense - Château de Vincennes
* First section opened July 19, 1900
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1964
2: Porte Dauphine - Nation
* First section opened December 13, 1900
3: Pont de Levallois-Bécon - Gallieni
* First section opened October 19, 1904
3bis: Léon Gambetta - Porte des Lilas
* Opened November 27, 1921 (''then part of line 3'')
* Detached from line 3 April 2, 1971
4: Porte de Clignancourt - Porte d'Orléans
* First section opened April 21, 1908
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1967
5: Place d'Italie - Bobigny-Pablo Picasso
* First section opened June 2, 1906 (''some sections opened earlier are now part of line 6'')
6: Place de l'Étoile - Nation
* First section opened October 2, 1900 (''then part of line 5'')
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation 1974
7: Villejuif-Louis Aragon/Mairie d'Ivry - La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945
* First section opened November 5, 1910
7bis: Louis Blanc - Pré-Saint-Gervais
* Opened January 18, 1911 (''then part of line 7'')
* Detached from line 7 December 3, 1967
8: Balard - Créteil-Préfecture
* First section opened July 13, 1913
9: Pont de Sèvres - Mairie de Montreuil
* First section opened November 8, 1922
10: Boulogne-Billancourt-Pont de Saint-Cloud - Gare d'Battle of Austerlitz
* First section opened July 13, 1913 (''then part of line 8'')
11: Châtelet - Mairie des Lilas
* First section opened April 28, 1935
* Converted to rubber-tired metro operation November 8, 1956
12: Mairie d'Issy - Porte de La Chapelle
* First section opened November 5, 1910 (''as part of Nord-Sud line A'')
13: Châtillon-Montrouge - Gabriel Péri-Asnières-Gennevilliers/Saint Denis-Université
* First section opened February 26, 1911 (''as part of Nord-Sud line B'')
* First section opened by CMP December 30, 1923 (''then part of line 10'')
Paris Metro Line 14: Saint-Lazare - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand * 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. 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. See also: Stations of the Paris Metro === Architecture === Image:paris.metro.abbesses.jpg 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). === 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. 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.
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''). == Accidents == * August 1903 Paris Metro train fire, caused by incompetence and panic, kills 84. === See also === * List of stations of the Paris Métro * List of metro systems * Transportation in France ===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'') === External links=== * [http://www.insecula.com/salle/EP0689.html Panoramic views of some of the most beautiful stations of the Paris Métro] (in French) * [http://www.metro-pole.net/ Public transportations website, Paris urban community] (in French) * [http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Paris_metro.shtml General Paris Métro information] * [http://www.ratp.fr/ Map of the Métro and RER] Electric railways Paris metro
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The building of the metro was finally started for the Exposition Universelle (1900), IIRC -- need to look it up. -- User:Tarquin 23:58, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) ---- The second image :Image:Paris.metro.abbesses.jpg is very dark, what do you think User:MykReeve to adjust the brightness ? if it still have dark i can redo the picture since i live just right this metro station. -- User:Chmouel 02:16, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC) :Have increased brightness a touch. I have to say that the original image looked fine on my monitor, but Apple monitors have quite a low gamma setting. - User:MykReeve 23:27, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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There is also a list of stations by line available at List of stations of the Paris Métro. Paris Metros in Europe Transportation in France
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