Paris Métro Line 11

Infobox Paris Network
Line=line 11
ColourName=#8d663a
TextColour=White
YearOpened=1935
LastExtension=1937
RollingStock=MP 59
StationsServed=13
LengthKm=6.3
AverageInterstation=525
LengthMiles=3.9
AnnualPassengers=46,854,797 |

Paris Métro Line 11 is one of 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It links Les Lilas in the North East of the city to Châtelet in the center of Paris. It is the shortest of the 14 metro lines having independent management (those of lines 3bis and 7bis are managed respectively by those of lines 3 and 7). It is the thirteenth busiest line on the network.

Unlike most Paris Métro lines, line 11 was not included in the original late 19th century scheme. It was built in the 1930s to replace the former Belleville funicular. It was intended to create a more effective transportation system which could handle the increasing traffic on the route and to extend it to the center of Paris, at Châtelet.

Chronology

*December 29, 1922: Paris council voted for the creation of a new metro line which would replace the Belleville funicular and which would be extended to Châtelet.
*April 28, 1935: Line 11 was inaugurated from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas.
*February 17, 1937: The line was extended from Porte des Lilas to Mairie des Lilas.
*November 8, 1956: The rails were converted to cater for rubber-tyred trains.

Future

* In order to ensure better commuter service to the Northeastern inner suburbs, a five-station, 5 km extension eastbound from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-sous-Bois is under consideration.
* The scheme has been proposed by local authorities, and adopted during the 2007 review of the Ile-de-France Transportation Plan.
* The line should be extended to "Montreuil Hôpital" (2007-2013) and then to "Rosny - Bois-Perrier".
* It will provide new connections with the RER E and the extended tramway line 1, which will be linked more easily to the downtown and the commuter hub of "Châtelet les Halles".

* List of new stations and transfers (with expected opening dates)

! Towns! New stations! Expected opening date
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Les Lilas
Quartier des Sentes
2007-2013
-ligne grise
Romainville
Place Carnot "(Transfer with Tram 1)"
2007-2013
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Montreuil - Noisy
Hôpital intercommunal
2007-2013
-ligne grise
Montreuil
Boissière
2014-2020
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Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny - Bois-Perrier "(Transfer with RER" RER/transfers|E")"
2014-2020

Map

Tourism

Metro line 11 passes near several places of interest :
*The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) of Paris.
*The Centre Georges Pompidou accommodating the Paris Museum of Modern Art.
*The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (engineering school).
*The popular quarter of Belleville, hosting one of Paris' "Chinatowns" and centres of other Asian cultures.

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)]
* [http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/infos/projets/page_projets.php?news=dossiers&id=11 Line extension project]