Créteil – Préfecture (Paris Métro)

Créteil – Préfecture (French pronunciation: ​[kʁetɛj pʁefɛktyʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It was the eastern terminus of the line and is on the surface.

Créteil - Préfecture
Paris Métro station
Location	Créteil Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°46′47″N 2°27′34″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	10 September 1974
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Créteil - Université toward Balard Créteil – Pointe du Lac Terminus
Location
Créteil - Préfecture Location within Paris and inner ring

The station opened on 10 September 1974 with the extension of the line from Créteil - L'Échat. Its name refers to the nearby prefecture (administrative headquarters of the department) of the Val-de-Marne.

The 40 hectares (99 acres) lake of Créteil was opened nearby in 1970 in a former quarry.

Créteil – Préfecture became a through station when line 8 was extended 1.3 km east to Pointe du Lac on 8 October 2011.

Station layout

Platform level	Westbound	← toward Balard (Créteil – Université)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Central track	No regular service
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Terminus) →

1F

Mezzanine

Street Level

Lake of Créteil

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.