Porte de Montreuil (Paris Métro)

Porte de Montreuil (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də mɔ̃tʁœj]) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station has four tracks, two of which are sidings. Like that of Porte de Charenton, the train hall boasts an unusually wide vault, at 22.5 m across.[1]:27 The station is named after the Porte de Montreuil, a gate in the nineteenth 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 fortifications.

Porte de Montreuil
Paris Métro station
Location20th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′14″N 2°24′44″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Location
Porte de Montreuil
Location within Paris

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 Paris tramway Line 3b opened on 15 December 2012.

Station layout

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)

References

  1. Canac, Sybil (2014). Paris Métro: Histoire et design. Éditions Massin.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.


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