Porte d'Italie station
Appearance
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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Location | 13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°49′09″N 2°21′39″E / 48.819196°N 2.360805°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 7 March 1930 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||
Southbound | ← toward Mairie d'Ivry (Porte de Choisy) | |
Northbound | toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Maison Blanche) → | |
Gallery
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Street-level entrance at Porte d'Italie
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Porte d'Italie T3 tram stop
References
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