Porte d'Italie (Paris Métro)

Porte d'Italie
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location 13th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°49′09″N 2°21′39″E / 48.819196°N 2.360805°ECoordinates: 48°49′09″N 2°21′39″E / 48.819196°N 2.360805°E
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 7 March 1930
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Ivry branch
toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
Location
Porte d'Italie
Location within Paris

Porte d'Italie is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7 and Tramway Line 3a.

The station opened on 7 March 1930 as part of Line 10 when it was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. In 2006, Paris Tramway Line 3 (now 3a) opened, with a stop at Porte d'Italie. It is named after the Porte d'Italie, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the south and Italy.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Connecting level
Line 7 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound toward Mairie d'Ivry (Porte de Choisy)
Northbound toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Maison Blanche)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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References

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