One station a day: Bastille, evoking the French Revolution
Uncover secrets from the history of metro station Bastille, where metro lines 1, 5 and 8 meet.
One station a day: Abbesses station, beneath the « Butte »
Discover the features of the Abbesses station located on line 12 of the metro. A remarkable station in many ways.
One station a day: Jasmin station, an air of perfume
Discover the story behind the name of the Jasmin station, located on line 9 of the metro.
One station a day: Gambetta, the Big Station That Swallowed the Small One
Inaugurated in January 1905 on Metro Line 3, Gambetta station remained largely unchanged for several decades. It underwent a major…
One station a day: Anvers station, at the foot of Montmartre
Behind the scene at Anvers station on metro line 2.
One station a day: Cité, the station that was not part of the plan
As one of the stops on metro line 4, Cité is the only metro station that was built on an island – Paris’ Île de la Cité. Yet, the…
One station a day: Barbès-Rochechouart, Resistance in Action
At the intersection of metro lines 2 and 4 is the Barbès-Rochechouart station, a place shaped by history over the ages. Discover its…
Metro line 14: a line and its history
With nearly 820,000 passengers daily on weekdays, line 14 is the busiest line in the Paris metro system! We tell you the story of the…
Metro line 13: a line and its history
Metro line 13 is special: it was created by merging two historic lines! The line’s history is marked by many ups and downs, changes and…