Pointe du Lac station
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Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Créteil Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°46′08″N 2°27′53″E / 48.76889°N 2.46472°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | PTL | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 2-3 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 October 2011 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,684,557 (2020) | |||||||||||
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Pointe du Lac (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy lak]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It is the eastern terminus of the line and is elevated.
History
It opened on 8 October 2011 after a 1.3 km (0.81 mi) extension from Créteil–Préfecture,[1] with construction having started in 2007. It is the easternmost and southernmost station on the Paris Métro system (not including stations on RER lines). It is situated to the southeast of Lac de Créteil. It is currently the newest above ground station on the Paris Métro.
In 2019, the station was used by 2,849,288 passengers making it the 186th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,684,557 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 150th busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations.[3]
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single entrance along a bus-only lane.
Station layout
Platform level | Westbound | ← toward Balard (Créteil–Préfecture) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Westbound | ← toward Balard (Créteil–Préfecture) | |
Eastbound | Alighting passengers only → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
1F | Mezzanine |
Street Level |
Platforms
Pointe du Lac is an elevated station with a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has three tracks and two platforms. The side platform serves as the arrival platform while the island platform serves as the departure platform for services towards Balard. The arrival platform, due to it being the terminus of the line, does not have an awning over it, a unique case for an elevated station on the network. Orange “Akiko” style seats are installed on the island departure platform.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 117 and 393 of the RATP bus network, by line K of the STRAV bus network, and by line 23 of the SETRA bus network.
Gallery
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2 MF 77 trains at the island platform
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Platforms
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Mezzanine level
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Ticketing hall
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Entrance of Pointe du Lac along the bus-only lane
References
- ^ "La station de métro a transformé la Pointe-du-Lac". LeParisien. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2022.