Porte Molitor (Paris Metro)
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Porte Molitor (), along with the station '' Haxo'' makes up a part of the
Ghost stations of the Paris Métro Ghost stations of the Paris Métro are stations that have been closed to the public and are no longer used in commercial service. For historical or economical reasons, many stations on the Paris Métro have been made inaccessible and lie unused, co ...
that have never seen a single passenger. It is situated in the
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of Paris.


The station

The stations ( Line 9) and ( Line 10 westbound) are linked both by the service depots of Auteuil and a single platform situated under the boulevard Murat. A station with a central platform is found here and is called Murat or Porte Molitor. This station was originally intended to service the
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stadium on matchdays. However, access to the station was never constructed and the station today serves as storage sidings for trains. The station's tracks merge into a single track at both ends of the station, so the station would have been served in only one direction (southbound) had it been opened.


Station layout


See also

* Haxo, a never-opened station on the Paris Metro * North End tube station, never-opened station on the London Underground * Kymlinge, a never-opened station on the
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* Unused stations on the Helsinki Metro


References


External links


Brief description of the station at Jean-Christophe Patats Magic Paris website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Porte Molitor Paris Métro stations in the 16th arrondissement of Paris Ghost stations of the Paris Métro