Paris Métro Line 14 (planned as Line C;
French: ''Ligne 14 du métro de Paris'') was a line of the
Paris Métro
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that existed from 1937 to 1976.
History
Designed as Line C of the
Nord-Sud Company—Line A being today's
Line 12 and Line B being today's
Line 13—before it went bankrupt in 1930, the project was taken over by the other company operating the Paris Métro: the
Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris
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(CMP), which would become the
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(RATP) in 1949.
The CMP subsequently started building Line 14 in 1933. In 1976, the line was incorporated into
Line 13 with the opening of the extension between
Invalides
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and
Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau under the
Seine
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, as Nord-Sud's original plan included a merger of Line B and Line C.
[Jean Robert, ] The number 14 was reused for a
new line
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that entered service in 1998 between
Madeleine and
Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.
Chronology
* 21 January 1937: Line 14 was inaugurated between
Bienvenüe and
Porte de Vanves.
* 27 July 1937: The line was extended northbound from Bienvenüe to
Duroc. The section between
Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides (; ), commonly called (; ), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and an old sold ...
and Duroc which used to be served by
Line 10 was transferred to Line 14.
* 9 November 1976: Line 14 was incorporated into
Line 13, which became a complete north–south line.
Renamed station
* 6 October 1942: Bienvenüe was renamed as Montparnasse – Bienvenüe (today on Line 13).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paris Metro Line 14 before 1976
Paris Métro