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Montgallet (Paris Métro)
Montgallet () is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby rue Montgallet, which is in turn named after the former owner of the land on which the road was built upon. Rue Montgallet is well known in Paris for its computer shops. History The station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton. As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 19 November 2007. In 2019, the station was used by 1,596,702 passengers, making it the 274th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 804,190 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 266th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 1,108,395 passengers, making it the 273rd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations. Passenger service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, historical entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. The system is long, mostly underground. It has 321 stations of which 61 have transfers between lines. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station, "Funiculaire".Statistiques Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France rapport 2005' (in French) states 297 stations + Olympiades + Les Agnettes + Les Courtilles The Métro has sixteen lines (with an additional Grand Paris Express, four under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, Line 7bis, named because they used to be part of Paris Métro Line 3, Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balard (Paris Métro)
Balard () is the southwestern Train station, terminus of Paris Métro Line 8, Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Since 16 December 2006, it has also been a stop on Île-de-France tramway Lines 3a and 3b, tramway T3a as part of the initial section of the line between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d'Ivry (Paris Métro), Porte d'Ivry. The station is named after Place Balard, itself named after Antoine Jérôme Balard, Antoine-Jérôme Balard (1802-1876), a French chemist and the discoverer of bromine. Among the stations serving the Boulevards of the Marshals, Boulevards des Maréchaux along the City gates of Paris, former gates of Paris, it is the only one not called ''Porte de…'', though it serves the Porte de Sèvres. History The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle (Paris Métro), La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle, serving as its new south-western terminus. On 3 September 1943, the Royal Air Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
