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Porte Molitor (), along with the station '' Haxo'' makes up a part of the Ghost stations of the Paris Métro that have never seen a single passenger. It is situated in the
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 Parc des Princes 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.
Brief description of the station at Jean-Christophe Patats Magic Paris website
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16th arrondissement
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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 Parc des Princes 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 theParis Metro
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*North End tube station
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, never-opened station on the London Underground
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*Kymlinge
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History
The area has been inhabited since the Iron Age. The name is known since 1347 ...
, a never-opened station on the Stockholm Metro
* Unused stations on the Helsinki Metro
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References
External links
Brief description of the station at Jean-Christophe Patats Magic Paris website
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