Paris Métro Line 2

Paris Métro Line 2

Infobox Paris Network
Line=line 2
ColourName=#0c6eb7
TextColour=White
YearOpened=1900
LastExtension=1903
RollingStock=MF 67, MF 2000
StationsServed=25
LengthKm=12.3
AverageInterstation=513
LengthMiles=7.7
AnnualPassengers=95,945,503

Paris Métro Line 2 was the second metro line built in Paris, France. It was known in its early years as line "2 Nord" (2 North) because it consisted of the northern portion of a circular metro line. That name was abandoned when line 5 absorbed line "2 Sud" (2 South) in 1907 (it would later lose it again to line 6 in 1942.) It is the seventh busiest line on the network.

An MF 2000 pre-production model has been in service since December 20 2006. Other trains of the same series will be introduced by late 2007 and will progressively replace older MF 67 trains.

Chronology

*December 13, 1900: The first portion of line "2 Nord" was opened between Porte Dauphine and Étoile.
*October 7, 1902: The line was extended from Étoile to Anvers.
*January 31, 1903: The line was extended from Anvers to Bagnolet.
*April 2, 1903: The line was extended from Bagnolet to Nation.
*August 10, 1903: A short circuit on a train caused a disastrous fire that killed 84 people at Couronnes and Ménilmontant stations.
*October 14, 1907: Line "2 Nord" was renamed line 2.

Map and Stations


tations renamed

*October 15, 1907: Boulevard Barbès renamed Barbès - Rochechouart.
*August 1, 1914: Rue d'Allemagne renamed Jaurès.
*October 6, 1942: Aubervilliers renamed Aubervilliers - Boulevard de la Villette.
*August 19, 1945: Combat renamed Colonel Fabien.
*February 10, 1946: Aubervilliers - Boulevard de la Villette renamed to Stalingrad.
*1970: Étoile renamed Charles de Gaulle - Étoile.
*September 13, 1970: Bagnolet renamed Alexandre Dumas.

Tourism

*The Aerial stations between Barbès - Rochechouart and Jaurès are built on a viaduct offering views of Paris.
*Metro line 2 passes near several places of interest :
**Avenue Foch, which is the largest avenue in Paris, and the Arc de Triomphe.
**Parc Monceau.
**Pigalle and the Moulin Rouge.
**Barbès and Belleville and their African and Asian influences.
**Père Lachaise cemetery.
**Place de la Nation.

Gallery


Barbès - Rochechouart

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Charles de Gaulle - Étoile
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MF 2000 train used on the route


ee also

* List of stations of the Paris Métro
* List of stations of the Paris RER

External links

* [http://ratp.fr/ RATP official website]
* [http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php# RATP english speaking website]
* [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carterer.php Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)]
* [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carteparis.php Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)]
* [http://membres.lycos.fr/mobidf/ Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)]
* [http://www.metro-pole.net/ Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)]


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