Porte de Saint-Cloud () is a station of line 9 the

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. The station is named after the ''Porte de Saint-Cloud'', a gate in the nineteenth century

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of Paris, which led to the town of

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. It serves the

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, a stadium and home of the

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History

The station opened on 28 September 1923 with the extension of the line from Exelmans, serving as its western terminus until its extension to

Pont de Sèvres The pont de Sèvres is a bridge above the Seine that links the cities of Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in France. The current bridge was put in service in 1963. The bridge is also above the RD 1 and RD 7 roads, and the Île-de-France tramway ...

in 1934. A track exists to the west of the station in a tunnel called ''Voie Murat'' which leads to the ghost station of Porte Molitor, ultimately connecting to the southwest of the Auteuil loop on line 10. It also leads to the Auteuil workshops. In 2019, the station was used by 5,174,694 passengers, making it the 77th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 2,576,290 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 80th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 3,485,946 passengers, making it the 78th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 6 accesses: * Access 1:

* Access 2: avenue Édouard-Vaillant ''Boulogne Billancourt'' * Access 3: avenue Georges-Lafont * Access 4: rue Gudin * Access 5: avenue de Versailles * Access 6: boulevard Murat

Station layout

Platforms

The station has a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has 4 tracks divided amongst 2 island platforms and 1 side platform. Trains from ''Mairie de Montreuil'' can only stop on the northernmost track (the side platform) while trains from ''Pont de Sèvres'' usually stop on the southernmost track, although it occasionally uses the two central tracks either for long-term stabling or to allow short-working trips to turn back trains to ''Mairie de Montreuil'' for passenger services to allow for a higher frequency along that stretch.

Other connections

The station is also served by the following bus networks: *

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: lines 22, 42, 62, 72, 175, 189, 289, and PC * Sénart bus network : line 54 *

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: lines N12 and N61

Nearby

* Fontaines de la porte de Saint-Cloud * Hôpital Henri-Dunant *

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* Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin

Gallery

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at Porte de Saint-Cloud File:Accès Station Métro Porte Saint Cloud Avenue Porte Saint Cloud - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 1.jpg, Access 1 File:Accès Station Métro Porte Saint Cloud Place Porte Saint Cloud - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 3.jpg, Access 2 File:Accès Station Métro Porte Saint Cloud Avenue Georges Lafont - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 2.jpg, Access 3 File:Station de Metro porte de Saint Cloud - panoramio.jpg, Access 4 File:Accès Station Métro Porte Saint Cloud Avenue Versailles - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 3.jpg, Access 5 File:Accès Station Métro Porte Saint Cloud Boulevard Murat - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 1.jpg, Access 6 File:Station Métro Ligne 9 Porte Saint Cloud - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2021-12-05 - 3.jpg, Station signboard

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Porte de Saint-Cloud (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 16th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1923 Paris Métro stations located underground