Porte de Montreuil station
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| Location | 20th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′14″N 2°24′44″E / 48.853792°N 2.412245°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Paris Métro station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 05-03 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 December 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3,067,413 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Porte de Montreuil (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də mɔ̃tʁœj]; lit. 'Gate of Montreuil') is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 20th arrondissement.
It is named after the Porte de Montreuil, one of the former city gates in the 19th-century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the town of Montreuil. Flea markets are held on the glacis (the sloping bank in front of a wall) of the former fortifications.
History
The station opened on 10 December 1933 as part of the line's extension from between Richelieu–Drouot, serving as its eastern terminus until the line's further extension to Mairie de Montreuil on 14 October 1937.
In 2019, the station was used by 4,344,016 passengers, making it the 104th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[1]
In 2020, the station was used by 2,383,093 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 93rd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[2]
In 2021, the station was used by 3,067,413 passengers, making it the 103rd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
Passenger services
Access
The station has four accesses:
- Access 1: avenue de la Porte de Montreuil (with an ascending escalator)
- Access 2: Boulevard Davout
- Access 3: rue d'Avron Hôpital de la Croix Saint-Simon
- Access 4: rue du Volga
Station layout
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platforms | Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Maraîchers) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Maraîchers) | |
| Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Robespierre) → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Robespierre) → | |
Platforms
Due to the station having served as a former terminus, it has two island platforms flanked by two tracks each, with the eastbound platform being slightly wider. Unusually, both platforms are located a single wide vault that spans 22.5 m across,[4]: 27 compared with other similar stations like Château de Vincennes on line 1 and Porte de la Villette on line 7 that have each island platform located under its own smaller vault.
It's vaulted ceiling is the largest on the métro network, consisting of 53,000 bevelled tiles covering a 6,000 m2 surface.[5][6]
Other connections
Tramway
The station has been served by tramway line 3b since 15 December 2012 as part of its initial phase from Porte de Vincennes to Porte de la Chapelle.
Bus
The station is also served by lines 57, 202, 215, 351, and 501 (La Traverse de Charonne) of the RATP bus network.
Gallery
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Tramway line T3b station
References
- ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Canac, Sybil (2014). Paris Métro: Histoire et design. Éditions Massin.
- ↑ "Le saviez-vous ? Les voûtes des stations" (in French). RATP.
La plus grande voûte du réseau se situe à la station Porte de Montreuil. D'une envergure de 22,5 mètres et d'une surface de 6000 m², cette voûte est recouverte de plus de 53 000 carreaux biseautés.
- ↑ "Did you know about vaulted station ceilings?". www.ratp.fr. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
