Porte de Charenton (Paris Métro)

Porte de Charenton is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro.

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot for the Paris Colonial Exposition, held in the nearby Bois de Vincennes. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Charenton - Écoles on 5 October 1942. It is named after the Porte de Charenton, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris on the road to Charenton-le-Pont.

The nearby Pelouse de Reuilly (part of the Bois de Vincennes) is the location of the Foire du Trone fun fair in April and May.

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