Porte de Pantin (Paris Métro)

Porte de Pantin
Porte de Pantin
Paris Métro station
Other names	Parc de la Villette
Location	Av. Jean Jaurès × rue Adolphe Mille; 194, av. Jean Jaurès; 212, av. Jean Jaurès; Parc de la Villette; 19th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°53′23″N 2°23′47″E / 48.88971°N 2.39629°ECoordinates: 48°53′23″N 2°23′47″E / 48.88971°N 2.39629°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	12 October 1942
Services
Location
	Porte de Pantin Location within Paris

Porte de Pantin (Parc de la Villette) (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də pɑ̃tɛ̃ paʁk də la vilɛt]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5. The name refers to the Avenue de la Porte de Pantin, on the edge of Paris leading to the town of Pantin.

Location[]

The station is located under Avenue Jean-Jaurès not far from the Porte de Pantin.

History[]

The station was opened on 12 October 1942 during the extension of the line to the Église de Pantin station. It owes its name to a gate in the old fortifications, on the road to Germany (the current avenue Jean-Jaurès), which took the name of the commune. It is subtitled Parc de la Villette, the name of the park located north of the station.

It saw 5,377,661 travelers enter the metro station in 2018, which places it at the 77th position for its attendance.^[1]

Passenger services[]

Station layout[]

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Line 5 platforms	Southbound	← toward Place d'Italie (Ourcq)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Center track	No regular service
	Northbound	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Hoche) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms[]

The station has a special layout because it was designed to serve as a terminus for some services. It comprises three tracks and two platforms, the south side platform being lateral and the north side platform forming an island between two tracks. The central lane, not used in commercial service, serves as a depot.

The elliptical vault is painted white, while the walls are covered with white and gray flat tiles, decorated with red, blue, green, orange and yellow musical notes. The name of the station is written in faience on the abutments of the station and with the Parisine font on enamelled plates on the central platform.