Porte de la Chapelle () is a
station
Station may refer to:
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on
line 12 of the
Paris Métro
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in the districts of
La Chapelle and
Goutte d'Or and the
18th arrondissement.
The station opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension of the
Nord-Sud company's line A from
Jules Joffrin. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the ''Métro''. Porte de la Chapelle was the terminus of line 12 until 18 December 2012, when an extension opened to
Front Populaire.
The station is named after the ''Porte de la Chapelle'', a
gate
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in the nineteenth century
Thiers wall of Paris, on the ''Rue de la Chapelle'', the old
Roman road
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to
Calais
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via
Saint-Denis, now
Route nationale 1
The Route nationale 1 is a trunk road (Route Nationale (France), nationale) in France between Paris and Calais. It is approximately long.
Reclassification
The majority of the original road has been superseded by the A16 autoroute. As a result, ...
. It was named after a village that was annexed by Paris in 1860 and was named after a
chapel
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to
Saint Genevieve
Genevieve (; ; also called ''Genovefa'' and ''Genofeva''; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the two patron saints of Paris in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is on 3 January.
Reco ...
built in the 6th century.
The station is featured in "Crossroads", an episode of the American HBO series "Band of Brothers".
Work is under way to extend the line into the
commune of
Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department, Île-de-France regions of France, region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.
Geography
Localisation
Aubervilliers is one of th ...
, initially to , which opened in 2012. It is proposed to extend it further north through several stations to
RER B
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station or ''La Courneuve 6 Routes''
Tramway line 1 station.
A street-level interchange with
Paris tramway Line 3b
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opened on 15 December 2012.
Station layout
Gallery
File:PorteChapelle-acces.jpg, Street-level entrance at Porte de la Chapelle
File:PteChap-sortiefond.jpg, MF 67
The MF 67 (; ) is a fleet of steel-wheel electric multiple unit trains for the Paris Métro. The first MF 67 trains entered service on Paris Métro Line 3, Line 3 in June 1968, and became one of the biggest orders for the Métro, with ...
rolling stock on Line 12 at Porte de la Chapelle
References
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Paris Métro stations in the 18th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1916
Paris Métro line 12