Porte Maillot (Paris Métro)

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Porte Maillot
Date opened	November 15 1936
Accesses	23/27, av. Charles de Gaulle 80, av. de la Grande Armée 87, av. de la Grande Armée Place Maillot 16, place de Verdun
Municipality/ Arrondissement	the 16th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 1 Direction La Défense Direction Château de Vincennes Les Sablons Argentine
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of Metro station

Porte Maillot is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro and on the RER C. The station replaces another station of the same name, the original terminus of Line 1, which was demolished and moved in 1936.

The name derives from a former gate to the Bois de Boulogne, whose name derives perhaps from maille, or croquet.

[edit] History

The first station called "Porte Maillot" opened in 1900 and was the terminus of Line 1, and was therefore a loop, allowing trains to turn around without reversing. Like Porte Dauphine and Porte de Vincennes, it was arranged with a central waiting area and tracks on either side, with two tunnels. The station was replaced with a new station a short distance to the west with the extension of Line 1 to Pont de Neuilly in 1937. The new line dives down and passes under the old loop. In 1992 this old station was turned into a reception area by the RATP, now the "Espace Maillot". The new platforms were built 105 metres long to accommodate 7 cars trains in the future, a plan which has never been realised.^[1]

Since 1988 and the opening of the northern branch of the C Branch of the RER, this station has served the Neuilly—Porte Maillot Station of the RER C. The two stations are connected by a long corridor.

[edit] Tourism

The Porte Maillot is an entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, and is located between the avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and the avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris.

The Palais des congrès can be accessed directly via the corridor between the metro and RER stations.

The roof over the tracks between the RER station and the Pereire station has been converted into a walkway for pedestrians.

[edit] References

Paris Métro

Line 1

La Défense — Grande Arche A • Esplanade de la Défense • Pont de Neuilly • Les Sablons • Porte Maillot C • Argentine • Charles de Gaulle — Étoile 2 6 A • George V • Franklin D. Roosevelt 9 • Champs-Élysées — Clemenceau 13 • Concorde 8 12 • Tuileries • Palais Royal — Musée du Louvre 7 • Louvre — Rivoli • Châtelet 4 7 11 14 A B D • Hôtel de Ville 11 • Saint-Paul • Bastille 5 8 • Gare de Lyon 14 A D • Reuilly — Diderot 8 • Nation 2 6 9 A • Porte de Vincennes • Saint-Mandé • Bérault • Château de Vincennes

Coordinates: 48°52′41″N 2°16′55″E / 48.878°N 2.282°E / 48.878; 2.282