Paris Métro Line 5

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line 5
Year opened	1906
Last extension	1985
Rolling stock	MF 67
Stations served	22
Length	14.6 km
Length	9.1 mi
Average interstation	695 m
Journeys made	86,100,000 (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 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie.

Contents 1 Chronology 2 Stations renamed 3 Map 4 Tourism 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Chronology

• June 6, 1906 : Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
• July 14, 1906 : The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon.
• December 17, 1906 : The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent).
• October 14, 1907 : Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated to the line 5.
• November 15, 1907 : The line was extended from Lancry to Gare du Nord.
• November 15, 1936 : Gare du Nord station was rebuilt so that the line could be extended later.
• September 2, 1939 : Services to Arsenal station ceased at the start of World War II and was eventually closed permanently.
• October 12, 1942 : The Etoile - Place d'Italie portion of the line was transferred to line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation). Line 5 was extended from Gare du Nord to Eglise de Pantin.
• April 25, 1985 : The line was extended from Eglise de Pantin to Bobigny Pablo Picasso.

[edit] Stations renamed

• October 15, 1907 : Avenue de Suffren renamed as Rue de Sèvres and Place Mazas renamed as Pont d'Austerlitz.
• March 11, 1910 : Montparnasse renamed Avenue du Maine.
• November 1, 1913 : Rue de Sèvres renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
• June 1, 1916 : Pont d'Austerlitz renamed Quai de la Rapée.
• October 15, 1930 : Gare d'Orléans renamed Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz.
• June 30, 1933 : Avenue du Maine renamed Bienvenüe.
• October 6, 1942 : Bienvenüe renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
• February 10, 1946 : Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent.
• 1979 : Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.

[edit] Map

[edit] Tourism

Metro line 5 passes near several places of interest :

• The Place d'Italie and the area of the Butte aux Cailles
• Bastille and the Opera.
• The 19th century railway stations of Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est and Gare d'Austerlitz.
• The Parc de la Villette and the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

[edit] See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• List of stations of the Paris RER

[edit] External links

• (French) RATP official website
• (English) RATP english speaking website
• (English) Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
• (English) Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
• (French) Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)
• (French) Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)

Paris Métro

Line 5

Bobigny — Pablo Picasso · Bobigny — Pantin — Raymond Queneau · Église de Pantin · Hoche · Porte de Pantin · Ourcq · Laumière · Jaurès ⇒ 2 7bis · Stalingrad ⇒ 2 7 · Gare du Nord ⇒ 4 B D E · Gare de l'Est ⇒ 4 7 · Jacques Bonsergent · République ⇒ 3 8 9 11 · Oberkampf ⇒ 9 · Richard-Lenoir · Bréguet — Sabin · Bastille ⇒ 1 8 · Quai de la Rapée · Gare d'Austerlitz ⇒ 10 C · Saint-Marcel · Campo-Formio · Place d'Italie ⇒ 6 7