Paris Métro Line 5

Line 5
Year opened	1906
Last extension	1985
Rolling stock	MF 67 5 carriages
Stations served	22
Length	14.6 km (9.1 mi)
Average interstation	695 m
Journeys made	92,778,870 (per annum)
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Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie. It is the eighth busiest line on the network.

In early 2006, it was announced that line 5 and two other lines will receive new rolling stock. These trains will be introduced in 2010.

Chronology

• June 6, 1906: Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
• July 14, 1906: The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon.
• December 17, 1906: The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent).
• October 14, 1907: Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated to the line 5.
• November 15, 1907: The line was extended from Lancry to Gare du Nord.
• November 15, 1936: Gare du Nord station was rebuilt so that the line could be extended later.
• September 2, 1939: Services to Arsenal station ceased at the start of World War II and was eventually closed permanently.
• October 12, 1942: The Etoile - Place d'Italie portion of the line was transferred to line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation). Line 5 was extended from Gare du Nord to Eglise de Pantin.
• April 25, 1985: The line was extended from Eglise de Pantin to Bobigny Pablo Picasso.

Future

• An extension south from Place d'Italie to Place de Rungis has been put forward and may be built between 2020-2030.
• An intermediate station, Bobigny - la Folie, could be built in between Bobigny - Pablo Picasso and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau stations. The current stretch of track between the two is one of the longest between adjacent stations on the Métro network (excluding RER lines). If it is to go ahead, the station would be completed by 2016.

Map

Map of Paris Métro Line 5.

Stations renamed

• October 15, 1907: Avenue de Suffren renamed as Rue de Sèvres and Place Mazas renamed as Pont d'Austerlitz.
• March 11, 1910: Bienvenüe renamed Avenue du Maine.
• November 1, 1913: Rue de Sèvres renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
• June 1, 1916: Pont d'Austerlitz renamed Quai de la Rapée.
• October 15, 1930: Gare d'Orléans renamed Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz.
• June 30, 1933: Avenue du Maine renamed Bienvenüe.
• October 6, 1942: Bienvenüe renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
• February 10, 1946: Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent.
• 1979: Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.

Tourism

Metro line 5 passes near several places of interest :

• The Place d'Italie and the area of the Butte aux Cailles
• Bastille and the Opera.
• The 19th century railway stations of Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est and Gare d'Austerlitz.
• The Parc de la Villette and the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

Connections

• Other Métro lines and RER lines
• Eurostar to St. Pancras Station, London

Bobigny - Pablo Picasso	Bréguet - Sabin	Gare d'Austerlitz
Gare de l'Est	Place d'Italie	Quai de la Rapée
République	MF 67 trains at Bobigny depot.	Line 5 train on Viaduc d'Austerlitz.

See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• List of stations of the Paris RER

External links

• (French) RATP official website
• (English) RATP english language website
• (English) Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
• (English) Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
• (French) Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)
• (French) Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)