Paris Métro Line 7bis

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Paris Métro Line 7bis is one of sixteen lines on the Paris Métro. It connects Louis Blanc in the 10th arrondissement to Pré Saint-Gervais in the 19th arrondisement in the north-eastern part of the city. With a length of 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) and eight stations, the line is the second shortest on the Paris Métro, only longer than Line 3bis.

Line 7bis
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis
Overview
LocaleParis
TerminiLouis Blanc
Pré-Saint-Gervais
Connecting linesParis Métro Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 5 Paris Métro Line 7 Paris Métro Line 11
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
Stations8
Service
SystemParis Métro
Operator(s)RATP
Rolling stockMF 88 3 carriages per trainset
History
Opened1967
Technical
Line length3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Louis Blanc
Paris Métro Line 7
Jaurès
Paris Métro Line 2Paris Métro Line 5
Bolivar
Buttes Chaumont
Botzaris
Danube
Place des Fêtes
Paris Métro Line 11
Pré-Saint-Gervais
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 3b

The line was opened in 1911, then operating as a branch of Line 7. However, due to a large difference in passenger numbers between this branch and the other Line 7 branch (then operating as far as Porte de La Vilette), the branch was separated from Line 7, forming Line 7bis.

Chronology

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Geographically accurate path of Paris Métro Line 7bis.
  • 18 January 1911: The section between Louis Blanc and Pré-Saint-Gervais was opened as a branch of Line 7.
  • 3 December 1967 : Because of a lack of traffic, the branch became a separate line known as Line 7bis.
  • 1993 - 1994: The line becomes the first line equipped with MF 88 trains.

Tourism

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Métro Line 7bis serves the Parc des Buttes Chaumont.

Future

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The merger with Line 3bis, connected through an existing rail tunnel and allowing the opening of a closed station (Haxo), is being studied. Line 7bis would be extended one station west to have its terminus at Château-Landon. The proposed merger of the lines was postponed indefinitely in March 2013. In October 2013 it was rescheduled in principle for 2030.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Grand Paris des Gares: Les projets connexes-transports : le prolongement de la 7bis jusqu'à Château-Landon et la liaison avec la 3bis". Grand Paris des Gares. March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018..
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