Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16

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lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of

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from

Bobigny – Pablo Picasso Bobigny () is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Bobigny is the prefecture (capital city) of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, as well as the seat of the A ...

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. It is the eighth-busiest line on the network.

History

On 15 June 2011 the

MF 01 The MF 2000 (officially called the MF 01) is a model of steel-wheeled electrical multiple units used on Paris's Metro system. The cars first arrived in December 2007 and delivery was completed in 2015. RATP ordered 160 trains or 800 cars in 20 ...

began entering revenue service onto Line 5, gradually replacing the aging

MF 67 The MF 67 is a fleet of steel-wheel electric multiple unit trains for the Paris Métro. The first MF 67 trains entered service on Line 3 in June 1968, and became one of the biggest orders for the Métro, with 1,482 cars constructed. The ne ...

stock. The initial announcement was made in 2006 and trains began to be tested during the course of late 2010 and early 2011. As of June 2013, only three to five MF 67 trains remain in service. There is also one MF 01 train for Line 9 (#096) that is in revenue service along Line 5. None of the Line 9 trains will enter revenue service on Line 9 until sometime in September 2013.

Chronology

*6 June 1906: Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the

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(now known as Gare d'Austerlitz). *14 July 1906: The line was temporarily extended to

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. *17 December 1906: The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent). *14 October 1907: Line 2 Sud from Étoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated to the line 5. *15 November 1907: The line was extended from Lancry to Gare du Nord. *15 November 1936: Gare du Nord station was rebuilt so that the line could be extended later. *2 September 1939: Services to

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station ceased at the start of World War II and was eventually closed permanently. *12 October 1942: The Étoile–Place d'Italie portion of the line was transferred to line 6 (Place d'Italie–Nation). Line 5 was extended from Gare du Nord to Église de Pantin. *25 April 1985: The line was extended from Église de Pantin to Bobigny–Pablo Picasso. *15 June 2011: Cascading of MF 67 to MF 01 rolling stock began.

Future

*An extension south from Place d'Italie to Place de Rungis has been put forward and may be built between 2020 and 2030. *An intermediate station, Bobigny–la Folie, could be built in between ''Bobigny–Pablo Picasso'' and ''Bobigny–Pantin–Raymond Queneau'' stations. The current stretch of track between the two is one of the longest between adjacent stations on the Métro network (excluding RER lines).

Stations renamed

*15 October 1907: Place Mazas renamed as Pont d'Austerlitz. *1 June 1916: Pont d'Austerlitz renamed Quai de la Rapée. *15 October 1930: Gare d'Orléans renamed Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz. *10 February 1946: Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent. *1979: Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.

Tourism

Métro line 5 passes near several places of interest : *The

and the area of the Butte aux Cailles *The

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place de la Bastille The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison once stood, until the storming of the Bastille and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution. No vestige of the ...

and the

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. *The 19th century railway stations of

Gare du Nord The Gare du Nord (; English: ''station of the North'' or ''Northern Station''), officially Paris-Nord, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. The station accommodates the trains that run between the capital ...

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and

Gare d'Austerlitz The Gare d'Austerlitz (English: Austerlitz Station), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large Paris rail termini. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissemen ...

. *The

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and the

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Connections

*Other Métro lines and RER lines *

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References

External links

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RATP official website
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RATP english language website
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Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
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Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
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Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)
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Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)
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