Paris Métro Line 10

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line 10
Year opened 1923
Last extension 1981
Rolling stock MF 67
Stations served 23
Length 11.7 km
Length 7.3 mi
Average interstation 532 m
Journeys made 41,500,000 (per annum)
Paris public transport
Métro lines
line 1 line 7bis
line 2 line 8
line 3 line 9
line 3bis line 10
line 4 line 11
line 5 line 12
line 6 line 13
line 7 line 14
RER lines
line A line D
line B line E
line C
Suburban rail (Transilien)
Saint-Lazare Nord
La Défense Est
Montparnasse Lyon
Airport shuttles
CDGVAL Orlyval
Bus
Bus (RATP) Noctilien
  Bus (Optile)  
Tramway
Tramway T1 Tramway T2
Tramway T3 Tramway T4

Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 Métro lines in Paris, France. The line links the Pont de Saint Cloud in Boulogne in the west with the Gare d'Austerlitz. It has the least traffic of any of the 14 main metro lines (excluding lines 3bis and 7bis).

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[edit] Chronology

  • December 30, 1923 : The first section of Line 10 was opened between Invalides and Croix Rouge (today, most of this section is served by line 13 ).
  • March 10, 1925 : The line was extended eastbound from Croix Rouge to Mabillon.
  • February 14, 1926 : The line was extended from Mabillon to Odéon.
  • February 15, 1930 : The line was temporarily extended from Odéon to Place d'Italie.
  • March 7, 1930 : The line was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy.
  • April 26, 1931 : The section from Place Monge to Porte de Choisy was transferred to line 7 (as a result of the opening of Line 7's tunnel under the Seine). line 10 was also extended from Maubert-Mutualité to Jussieu.
  • July 27, 1937 : The section from Duroc to Invalides was transferred to the former line 14 (now part of line 13, not today's line 14).
  • July 29, 1937 : Line 10 was extended westbound from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet. The section between La Motte-Picquet and Porte d'Auteuil was transferred from line 8 to line 10.
  • July 12, 1939 : The line was extended eastbound from Jussieu to Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz.
  • September 2, 1939 : As with many other stations, service to Croix-Rouge and Cluny-la Sorbonne stations ceased at the start of World War II. Both stations are eventually closed permanently.
  • October 3, 1980 : Line 10 was extended westbound from Porte d'Auteuil to Boulogne-Jean Jaurès.
  • October 2, 1981 : The line was extended from Boulogne-Jean Jaurès to Pont de Saint-Cloud.
  • February 17, 1988 : With to the opening of St-Michel station on the line B of the RER, Cluny-la Sorbonne Station was re-opened to allow a connection between the lines.

[edit] Stations renamed

  • May 15, 1921 : Wilhem station (then on line 8) renamed Église d'Auteuil.
  • 1923 : Sèvres - Croix Rouge renamed Sèvres - Babylone.
  • July 14, 1945 : Beaugrenelle renamed Charles Michels.
  • 1979 : Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.

[edit] Map

Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 10.
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Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 10.

[edit] Tourism

Metro line 10 passes near several places of interest :

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Paris Métro Line 10

Boulogne — Pont de Saint-Cloud · Boulogne — Jean Jaurès ⇔

Eastbound
→ Michel-Ange — Molitor  9 · Chardon Lagache · Mirabeau →

Westbound
← Porte d'Auteuil · Michel-Ange — Auteuil  9 · Église d'Auteuil ←

⇔ Javel — André Citroën · Charles Michels · Avenue Émile Zola · La Motte-Picquet — Grenelle  6 8 · Ségur · Duroc  13 · Vaneau · Sèvres — Babylone  12 · Mabillon · Odéon  4 · Cluny — La Sorbonne  B C · Maubert — Mutualité · Cardinal Lemoine · Jussieu  7 · Gare d'Austerlitz  5 C

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