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Pointe Du Lac (Paris Métro)
Pointe du Lac () is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It is the eastern terminus of the line and is elevated. History It opened on 8 October 2011 after a 1.3 km extension from Créteil–Préfecture, with construction having started in 2007. It is the easternmost and southernmost station on the Paris Métro system (not including stations on RER lines). It is situated to the southeast of Lac de Créteil. In 2019, the station was used by 2,849,288 passengers making it the 186th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 1,684,557 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 150th busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations. Passenger services Access The station has a single entrance along a bus-only lane. Station layout Platforms Pointe du Lac is an elevated station with a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, unique entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. It is mostly underground and long. It has 308 stations, of which 64 have transfers between lines. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system, within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station "Funiculaire". There are 16 lines (with an additional four Grand Paris Express, under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Paris Métro Line 3bis, 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, 7bis, named because they started out as branches of Paris Métro Line 3, Line 3 and Paris Métro Line 7, Line 7 respectively. Paris Métro Line 1, Line 1 and Paris Métro Line 14, Line 14 are List of automated train systems, automat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Créteil–Préfecture (Paris Métro)
Créteil–Préfecture () 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. 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 Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop .... The Créteil lake 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 References *Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in Créteil Railway st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 8
Paris Métro Line 8 ( French: ''Ligne 8 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Balard in the southwestern part of Paris to Pointe du Lac station in the southeastern suburbs, following a parabolic route on the Rive Droite of the Seine. The last line of the original 1898 Paris Métro plan, which opened in July 1913, it was initially intended to link Porte d'Auteuil and Opéra. With 105.5 million travellers in 2017, it is the network's eighth busiest line; at 23.4 km (14.5 mi) of length, it is also the second longest Métro Line after Line 13. Along with Line 7, it serves the most stations of any line on the network, at 38. Line 8 interchanges with all but three other Métro lines ( Line 2, Line 3bis and Line 7bis). The line was substantially modified during the 1930s as Line 10 took over the western section. The current route serves the southwestern part of the city, the Grands Boulevards and Bois de Vincennes, ending in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Stations In Créteil
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelligenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
