Porte de Pantin station
Porte de Pantin Parc de la Villette | |||||||||||
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 2201 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 October 1942 | ||||||||||
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| 3,374,733 (2021) | |||||||||||
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  Porte de Pantin Parc de la Villette Location within Paris | |||||||||||
Porte de Pantin (Parc de la Villette) (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də pɑ̃tɛ̃ paʁk də la vilɛt]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5. It is named after the nearby avenue de la Porte de Pantin, on the edge of Paris leading to the town of Pantin. It was in turn named after the nearby Porte de Pantin, one of the former gates of Paris. The station's name has been subtitled Parc de la Villette since the creation of the eponymous park in 1987 on the site of the former slaughterhouses of La Villette to the north of the station which closed in 1974.
History
The station opened on 12 October 1942 when the line was extended from
As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 4 September 2003.[1]
In September 2005, in partnership with the
In 2024, it will be served by line 3 of the T Zen network, a bus rapid transit system, serving as its western terminus. It was originally slated to open in 2018, then postponed to the end of 2022, then again to 2024.[4][5]
In 2019, the station was used by 5,615,256 passengers, making it the 69th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[6]
In 2020, the station was used by 2,336,476 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 97th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[7]
In 2021, the station was used by 3,374,733 passengers, making it the 89th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[8]
Passenger services
Access
The station has four accesses:
- Access 1: avenue Jean Jaurès Parc de la Villette (with a lift)
- Access 2: sente des Dorées (with an ascending escalator)
- Access 3: rue Adolphe Mille
- Access 4: rue Eugène Jumin
Station layout
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Line 5 platforms | Southbound | ← Ourcq )
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Center track | No regular service | |
| Northbound | Hoche ) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
The station has three tracks and two platforms, with the centre track not being used in revenue service. Along with
After the opening of the Cité de la Musique in 1995, the platforms were renovated with a theme of music. The elliptical vault was painted white, while the walls were covered with white tiles with five grey horizontal lines of tiles, serving as the music staff. It was decorated with red, blue, green, orange, and yellow tiles forming musical notes, mimicking a music score.
The name of the station is written in
Other connections
The station is also served by
Nearby
- Cité de la Musique
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Église Sainte-Claire de Paris
- Fontaine aux Lions de Nubie
- Grande halle de la Villette
- Le Trabendo
- Le Zénith
- Parc de la Villette
- Porte de Pantin, one of the former gates of Paris
Gallery
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Platforms -
Access 1 -
Access 2 -
Access 3 -
Access 4 -
Lift at access 1
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References
- ^ "Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Mobilité urbaine des aveugles et malvoyants" [Urban mobility of the blind and visually impaired]. Institut pour la ville en mouvement. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Lavenant, Gwénaëlle (30 September 2005). "Trouver son chemin sans les yeux". Libération (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "T ZEN 3 dedicated bus lane, to Les Pavillons-sous-Bois". RATP. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Le calendrier des projets de transports publics". Affiches Parisiennes (in French). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
