Montgallet station
Montgallet  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°50′39″N 2°23′24″E / 48.844276°N 2.389974°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 May 1931 | ||||||||||
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Montgallet is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Rue Montgallet. The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
The Promenade Plantée, a 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) long elevated garden along the abandoned railway which led to the former Gare de La Bastille railway station, is nearby. The Rue Montgallet is well known in Paris for its computer shops.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| toward Balard | ←   toward Balard (Reuilly – Diderot)
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| toward Pointe du Lac | toward Pointe du Lac (Daumesnil) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
