Porte de Versailles

Porte de Versailles
Paris Métro station
Platform towards Mairie d'Issy
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′56″N 2°17′16″E / 48.832328°N 2.287841°E / 48.832328; 2.287841Coordinates: 48°49′56″N 2°17′16″E / 48.832328°N 2.287841°E / 48.832328; 2.287841
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Corentin Celton toward Mairie d'Issy Convention toward Front Populaire
Location
Porte de Versailles Location within Paris

Porte de Versailles (French pronunciation: ​[pɔʁt də vɛʁsɑj]) is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro, as well as the southern terminus of Île-de-France tramway Line 2 and a stop on Île-de-France tramway Line 3a in the 15th arrondissement. Nearby are the Paris expo Porte de Versailles and Dôme de Paris indoor sports venue.

History[]

Métro station[]

The station was opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the stage of Line A of the Nord-Sud Company from Porte de Versailles to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. The line was taken over by the Métro network in 1930; it became Line 12. It was the southern terminus of the line until the extension of the line to Mairie d'Issy on 24 March 1934. The station was relocated during the extension and the area of the old station is now occupied by storage sidings. It is named after the Porte de Versailles, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the city of Versailles.

Tramway stop[]

The Île-de-France tramway Line 3 (now 3a) stop opened on 16 December 2006 as part of the initial section of the tramway between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d'Ivry. Île-de-France tramway Line 2 was extended from Issy – Val de Seine to Porte de Versailles on 21 November 2009.

Station layout[]

Line 12 platforms	Yard track	No regular service
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Corentin Celton)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Convention) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery[]

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  Line 12 platforms at Porte de Versailles

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  Original station location to the north of current station

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  A tramway Line 3q passes the Parc des Expositions at Porte de Versailles

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  Tramway Line 2 terminus

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Porte de Versailles (Paris Metro).

References[]

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.