Paris Métro Line 3

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line 3

Year opened

1904

Last extension

1971

Rolling stock

MF 67

Stations served

Length

11.7 km

Length

7.3 mi

Average interstation

488 m

Journeys made

91,655,659 (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 Metro Line 3 is one of 16 metro lines of the Paris metro. It links Levallois-Perret and Bagnolet via St-Lazare railway station, the Grands Boulevards and République in the center of Paris.

The traffic figure is 91.6 million journey per year, although this also includes the traffic on Line 3bis making it the tenth busiest line on the network.

1 Chronology
2 Future plans
3 Stations renamed
4 Facts
5 Map
6 Tourism
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Chronology

October 10, 1904: The first portion of line 3 was opened between Père Lachaise cemetery and Villiers. Work took longer than expected because of existing infrastructure.
January 25, 1905: The line was extended in the east from Père Lachaise to Gambetta.
May 23, 1910: The line was extended westbound from Villiers to Pereire.
February 15, 1911: The line was extended from Pereire to Porte de Champerret.
November 27, 1921: The line was extended eastbound from Gambetta to Porte des Lilas.
September 24, 1937: The line was extended from Porte de Champerret to Pont de Levallois.
1967: Line 3 was the first metro line to receive new MF67 rolling stock. It still uses this stock which has been recently renovated.
August 23, 1969: Gambetta station is remodelled, absorbing nearby Martin Nadaud station.
March 23, 1971: The branch between Gambetta and Porte des Lilas was separated from the line to become the independent Line 3bis.
April 2, 1971: The line was extended from Gambetta to Gallieni.

[edit] Future plans

République station.

Line 3's sister line 3bis may be merged with Line 7bis to form a new Line 15.

[edit] Stations renamed

October 15, 1907: Rue St-Denis renamed Réaumur-Sébastopol.
1926: Caumartin renamed Havre-Caumartin
May 1, 1946: Vallier renamed Louise Michel in honour of the leader of the "La Commune".
September 1998: Saint-Maur is renamed Rue Saint-Maur in order to avoid confusion with the suburb of Saint-Maur-les-Fossées.

[edit] Facts

Due to connections with other adjacent stations, it is possible to walk between three stations on the line without heading to the surface. This is done by starting at Saint-Lazare (Métro 3, 12, 13 and 14), then transferring to Hausmann Saint-Lazare station (RER E), from there going to Havre - Caumartin (Métro 3 and 9) then connecting to Auber (RER A) and finally walking from there to Opéra (Métro 3, 7 and 8). The journey can also be made the other way round (Opéra to Saint-Lazare)