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Porte d'Ivry () is a station 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 Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ar ...
, serving
Line 7 and
Tramway Line 3a.
It is named after the ''Porte d'Ivry'', a
gate
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
in the nineteenth century
Thiers wall
The Thiers wall (''Enceinte de Thiers'') was the last of the defensive walls of Paris. It was an enclosure constructed between 1841 and 1846 and was proposed by the French prime minister Adolphe Thiers but was actually implemented by his succe ...
of Paris on the road that led to
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...
.
The station opened on 26 April 1931 when Line 7 took over the
Line 10 route from
Place Monge to
Porte de Choisy
The Quartier asiatique (Asian Quarter), also called Triangle de Choisy or Petite Asie (Chinese: 巴黎唐人街, Vietnamese: ''Phố Tàu Paris'') is the largest commercial and cultural center for the Asian community of Paris. It is located in t ...
and was extended to ''Porte d'Ivry''. Porte d'Ivry was the terminus of Tramway Line 3 when it opened on 16 December 2006. It was extended to Porte de Vincennes on 15 December 2012 and renamed 3a.
Station layout
Gallery
Metro 7 Porte d Ivry quais.JPG, Line 7 platforms at Porte d'Ivry
Rame-MF2000-en-stationnement.jpg, MF 2000
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 ...
rolling stock on Line 7 at Porte d'Ivry...
Rame-MF2000-portes-ouvertes.jpg, ...during his tests.
Metro 7 Porte d Ivry accès.JPG, Porte d'Ivry station entrance
Metro 7 Porte d Ivry tramway.JPG, Porte d'Ivry T3a tram stop
References
Paris Métro stations in the 13th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1931
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