Paris Métro Line 8

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line 8
Year opened 1913
Last extension 1974
Rolling stock MF 77
Stations served 37
Length 22.1 km
Length 13.8 mi
Average interstation 614 m
Journeys made 89,100,000 (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 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It was the last line of the 1898 Paris Métro plan and it was initially meant to serve from Porte d'Auteuil to Opéra. Today, it is one of the longest lines of the Métro network (RER lines are longer).

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[edit] Chronology

  • July 13, 1913 : line 8 was opened between Beaugrenelle and Opéra.
  • September 30, 1913 : The line was extended from Beaugrenelle to Porte d'Auteuil.
  • June 30, 1928 : The line was extended northbound from Opéra to Richelieu-Drouot.
  • May 5, 1931 : The line was extended from Richelieu-Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
  • July 27, 1937 : The section between La Motte-Picquet and Porte d'Auteuil was transferred to line 10. Line 8 was extended from La Motte-Picquet to Balard.
  • September 2, 1939 : In common with many other stations, trains stopped serving Croix Saint-Martin and Champ de Mars because of the war. However, both stations were eventually permanently closed.
  • October 5, 1942 : The line was extended eastbound from Porte de Charenton to Charenton - Ecoles.
  • September 19, 1970 : The line was extended from Charenton - Ecoles to Maisons-Alfort - Stade.
  • April 27, 1972 : The line was extended from Maisons-Alfort - Stade to Maisons-Alfort - Les Juillottes.
  • September 24, 1973 : The line was extended from Maisons-Alfort - Les Juillottes to Créteil - l'Echat.
  • September 9, 1974 : The line was extended from Créteil - l'Echat to Créteil - Préfecture.

[edit] Future

Line 8 is being extended 1.3 km east from Créteil - Préfecture to Créteil - Parc des Sports, with opening scheduled for 2010.

[edit] Stations renamed

  • May 15, 1921 : Wilhelm renamed Eglise d'Auteuil.
  • January 12, 1932 : Saint-Sébastien renamed Saint-Sébastien - Froissart.
  • March 1, 1937 : Commerce renamed Avenue Emile Zola.
  • 1996 : Maisons-Alfort - Ecole Vétérinaire renamed Ecole Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort.
  • September 1998 : Rue Montmartre renamed Grands Boulevards.

[edit] Map

Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 8.
Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 8.

[edit] Tourism

Metro line 8 passes near several places of interest :

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Paris Métro Line 8

Balard • Lourmel • Boucicaut • Félix Faure • Commerce • La Motte-Picquet — Grenelle ⇒ 6 10 • École Militaire • La Tour-Maubourg • Invalides ⇒ 13 C • Concorde ⇒ 1 12 • Madeleine ⇒ 12 14 • Opéra ⇒ 3 7 A • Richelieu — Drouot ⇒ 9 • Grands Boulevards • Bonne Nouvelle • Strasbourg — Saint-Denis ⇒ 4 9 • République ⇒ 3 5 9 11 • Filles du Calvaire • Saint-Sébastien — Froissart • Chemin Vert • Bastille ⇒ 1 5 • Ledru-Rollin • Faidherbe — Chaligny • Reuilly — Diderot ⇒ 1 • Montgallet • Daumesnil ⇒ 6 • Michel Bizot • Porte Dorée • Porte de Charenton • Liberté • Charenton — Écoles • École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort • Maisons-Alfort — Stade • Maisons-Alfort — Les Juilliottes • Créteil — L'Échat • Créteil — Université • Créteil — Préfecture
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