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Paris Métro Line 2 ( French: ''Ligne 2 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines 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 ...
. Situated almost entirely above the former customs barrier around the capital (''Boulevards extérieurs''), it runs in a semicircle in the north of Paris. As its name suggests, Line 2 was the second line of the Métro network to open, with the first section put into service on 13 December 1900; it adopted its current configuration on 2 April 1903, running between
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and
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. There have been no changes in its service pattern since. At in length, it is the ninth-busiest line of the system, with 105.2 million riders in 2017. Slightly over of the line is built on an elevated viaduct with four aerial stations. In 1903, it was the location of the worst incident in the history of the Paris Métro, the fire at Couronnes.


History


Chronology

*13 December 1900: The first portion of Line 2 Nord was opened between Porte Dauphine and Étoile. *7 October 1902: The line was extended from Étoile to Anvers. *31 January 1903: The line was extended from Anvers to Bagnolet. *2 April 1903: The line was extended from Bagnolet to Nation. *10 August 1903: A
short circuit A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit ...
on a train caused a disastrous fire that killed 84 people at Couronnes and Ménilmontant stations. *14 October 1907: Line 2 Nord was renamed Line 2.


Works

On 30 March 1898 a ''
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'' was published, recognising the public benefit of the first six planned lines of the Paris Métro. In response, the city began rapidly constructing the first line in hopes of opening it in time for the 1900 World's Fair. During the first stage of development, three lines designated A, B, and C were planned for construction: *A: from Porte de Vincennes to Porte Dauphine. *B: circular route along the old city walls. *C: from Porte Maillot to Menilmontant, using line B tracks from Étoile to Batignolles. However, after a detailed traffic study was conducted, changes were proposed to the tracks lying west of Étoile: the segment from Étoile to Porte Maillot of Line C would be integrated into Line A; Line C would pick up the segment from Étoile to Porte Dauphine. This change allowed trains on Line B to stop at Porte Dauphine. Porte Dauphine was thus designated the terminus and origin of Line B. Shortly thereafter, Line B was split into two lines in hopes of simplifying its use. The section from Porte Dauphine to Nation was designated as Line 2 North; the remaining section from Nation to Étoile was designated Line 2 South. Line 2 South would eventually become Line 6. The first section of Line 2 was constructed at the same time as Line 1, opening only a little later on 3 December 1900. This section consisted of three stations (
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,
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and Étoile) and was circulated by rolling stock consisting of three cars each. At Étoile, trains reversed direction via a track transfer (due to it serving as only a temporary terminus), while at Porte Dauphine and Nation direction was reversed using a turnaround loop.


Map and stations

This line counts 25 stations.


Renamed stations


Tourism

*The elevated line between Barbès – Rochechouart and Jaurès stations offers views of Paris. *Metro line 2 passes near several places of interest : **
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, which is the largest avenue in Paris, and the
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. **Parc Monceau. ** Pigalle and the
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. **Barbès and Belleville and their African and Asian influences. **
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. **Place de la Nation.


Gallery

Image:Metro-Paris-Ligne-2-station.jpg, Barbès – Rochechouart Image:Metro Paris - Ligne 2 - station Etoile 01.jpg,
Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Charles de Gaulle–Étoile () is a station on Line 1, Line 2 and Line 6 of the Paris Métro, as well as on Île-de-France's commuter rail RER A. It lies on the border of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. Originally calle ...
Image:Station Monceau Ligne 2 - Quais 02-03-06.jpg, Monceau Image:Rame-MF2000-en-stationnement.jpg, New
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 ...
train used on the route Image:Interieur-rame-MF2000.jpg, Interior of an MF 2000 Image:MF2000-ASVA ligne 2.JPG, Dynamic destination display Image:MF 67 ligne 2 Etoile 01.ogg, MF 67 leaving Charles De Gaulle–Étoile Image:Paris - Le metro montant boulevard de la Villette.jpg, A metro car departing from Jaurès along the Boulevard de la Villette


See also


External links


English


RATP English website

Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)

Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)


French


RATP official website

Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)

Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)
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