Paris Métro Line 7bis

Line 7bis
Line 7bis
Overview
Locale	Paris
Termini	Louis Blanc; Pré-Saint-Gervais
Connecting lines	;
Stations	8
Service
System	Paris Métro
Operator(s)	RATP
Rolling stock	MF 88 3 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	1967
Technical
Line length	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map
Route map
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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.

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

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

Métro Line 7bis serves the Parc des Buttes Chaumont.

Future

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]

References

^ "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..

External links

(in French) RATP official website
(in English) RATP English speaking website
(in English) Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
(in English) Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
(in French) Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)^{[permanent dead link]}
(in French) Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)

[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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