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Jaurès Station
Jaurès () is a station on Paris Métro line 2, line 5, and line 7bis in the 10th and 19th arrondissements. History The station was opened on 23 February 1903, three weeks after line 2 was extended from Anvers to ''Bagnolet'' (now Alexandre Dumas) on 31 January 1903. Line 7bis platforms opened on 18 January 1911 as part of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette, more than two months after the opening of the line on 5 November 1910. Line 5 platforms opened on 12 October 1942 with the opening of the first section of the line between Gare du Nord and Église de Pantin. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis with the new service terminating at Louis Blanc. The station was originally called ''Rue d'Allemagne'' ("Street of Germany"). On 1 August 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I, the name of the street and the station were changed to ''Jaurès'' as a result of the rising tensions with Germany, a day a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MF 01
The MF 01 (; ; also called MF 2000 from its year of its invitation to tender) is a model of steel-wheeled electrical multiple units used on Paris's Paris Métro, Metro system. The cars first arrived in December 2007 and delivery was completed in 2015. Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, RATP ordered 160 trains or 800 cars in 2001, to replace the aging MF 67. It is used on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 2, Paris Métro Line 5, Line 5, and Paris Métro Line 9, Line 9. The MF 01 was first introduced to the press on 17 June 2005 but it would not be until January 2006 that the first trains would undergo testing on the system. Commercial service on Line 2 began on 11 June 2008, with all of Line 2 being equipped with the new rolling stock by March 2011. Testing quickly commenced on Line 5, where two trains were initially deployed. Commercial service on Line 5 began on 15 June 2011, with nearly 25 trains in service as of April 2012. On 9 February 2011, the Syndicat des transports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Fabien (Paris Métro)
Colonel Fabien () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th arrondissement of Paris, 10th and 19th arrondissement of Paris, 19th arrondissements under the ''Boulevard de la Vilette''. Location The station is located under Boulevard de la Villette, to the southeast of Place du Colonel Fabien. Oriented approximately along a northwest/southeast axis, it is positioned between the ''Jaurès'' and ''Belleville'' metro stations. In the direction of ''Porte Dauphine'', this is the last underground station before the above-ground section of the line. History The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers (Paris Métro), Anvers to ''Bagnolet'' (now called Alexandre Dumas (Paris Métro), Alexandre Dumas). It was originally named ''Combat'' after the ''Place du Combat'', which was named after the ''Barrière du Combat'', a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
