Paris Métro Line 7bis

Line 7bis
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis
Overview
Stations 8
Operation
Opened 1967
Rolling stock MF 88 3 carriages per trainset
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
Louis Blanc
Paris Métro Line 7
Jaurès
Paris Métro Line 2Paris Métro Line 5
 Bolivar
 Buttes Chaumont
 Botzaris
Danube
 Place des Fêtes
Paris Métro Line 11
Pré Saint-Gervais
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 3b

Paris Métro Line 7bis is the second shortest line of the metro operating in Paris, France. It serves the 19th and 20th arrondissements in the North East of the city.

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.
  • 1967 : Because of a lack of traffic, the branch became a separate line known as line 7bis.

Tourism

Métro Line 7bis serves the Parc des Buttes Chaumont.

Future

The merger of line 3bis and line 7bis, connected through an existing rail tunnel and allowing the opening of a closed station (Haxo), is being studied. The line 7 bis would be extended one station west to have its terminus at Château-Landon. The resulting line from Château-Landon to Gambetta would become a new line and be put in operation between 2013 and 2020.

See also

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