Paris Métro Line 14 (planned as Line C; French: ''Ligne 14 du métro de Paris'') was a line of the

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 city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...

that existed from 1937 to 1976.

History

Paris Metro Modification des lignes 8, 10 et 14

Designed as Line C of the

Nord-Sud Company The Nord-Sud Company (English: North-South; french: Société du chemin de fer électrique souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris) was an operator of underground trains in Paris established in 1904, which built two lines (now Line 12 and part of Line ...

—Line A being today's Line 12 and Line B being today's Line 13—before it went bankrupt in 1930, the project was taken over by the other company operating the Paris Métro: the

Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris The Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris S.A. (Paris Metropolitan Railway Company Ltd.), or CMP, was the forerunner of the RATP, the company managing the Paris Métro. Origin So as not to be dependent on the Chemin de fer de l ...

(CMP), which would become the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) in 1949. The CMP subsequently started building Line 14 in 1933. In 1976, the line was incorporated into Line 13 with the opening of the extension between

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and Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau under the Seine, as Nord-Sud's original plan included a merger of Line B and Line C.Jean Robert, The number 14 was reused for a

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that entered service in 1998 between Madeleine and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.

Chronology

* 21 January 1937: Line 14 was inaugurated between Bienvenüe and Porte de Vanves. * 27 July 1937: The line was extended northbound from Bienvenüe to Duroc. The section between

and Duroc which used to be served by Line 10 was transferred to Line 14. * 9 November 1976: Line 14 was incorporated into Line 13, which became a complete north–south line.

Renamed station

* 6 October 1942: Bienvenüe was renamed as Montparnasse – Bienvenüe (today on Line 13).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paris Metro Line 14 before 1976 Paris Métro