Paris Metro

by Jennie Breeze

Title

Paris Metro

Artist

Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_4110

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The Paris Metro or Metropolitain is a rapid transit system in the Paris Metropolitan Area. A symbol of the city, it is noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture, influenced by Art Nouveau. It is mostly underground and 133 mi long. It has 303 stations, of which 62 have transfers between lines. There are 16 lines, numbered 1 to 14 with two lines, 3bis and 7bis, which are named because they started out as branches of lines 3 and 7; later they officially became separate lines; the Metro is still numbered as if these lines were absent. Lines are identified on maps by number and color, and direction of travel is indicated by the terminus. It is the second-busiest subway system in Europe, after Moscow. It carried 1.541 billion passengers in 2012, 4.210 million passengers a day. It is one of the densest metro systems in the world, with 245 stations within the 34 sq mi of the city of Paris. Chetelet and Les Halles, with 5 Metro lines and three RER commuter rail lines, is the world's largest metro (subway) station. The first line opened without ceremony on 19 July 1900, during the World's Fair (Exposition Universelle). Besides the Metro, downtown Paris and its urban area are served by the RER developed from the 1960s, several tramway lines, Transilien suburban trains and two VAL lines, serving Charles De Gaulle and Orly airports. In November 2011, the line 1 was converted to driverless operation.

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