Parisian métro

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If you've already visited Paris, you surely have admired the old remaining métro that are still in function and that have been transporting passengers for over a century now.
However, the metro, as we know it, is about to evolve due to the technical progress it experiences.
Still, do you know the history of the Parisian métro?

The first subway/underground ever inaugurated was the one in London, in 1862 : the Tube.
Then, followed the opening of the subway in New York.
The parisian metro is positionned in the line of the ones in Vienna,Boston, Budapest, Glasgow, Chicago, New York and London.

The first metro line in Paris was launched in 1900.
As Paris grow bigger in terms of space as well as in population, one idea emerged in order to ease the traffic in the whole city : building the metro.
It also became a priority since Paris had been chosen to welcome the World Fair at that time.

Prva karta metro Pariza

Nowadays the métro is constantly the subject of renovation work. Indeed, the desire for expansion is one of the major goals of the parisian authorities.

Today's métro has 300 lines in function which makes it the third leader in terms of underground transportation in Europe, just after Barcelona and London.

One of the main particularity of the parisian métro is that each métro stop is located at less than 500 meters from the other, which is practical for people who do not like to walk a lot.

The underground subway is currently the fastest means of transport.
The metro is divided into two types of transportation, the automatic one (without a driver, only relying on computering system) and the old one who still has a driver.

Yet, the main project is the conception of the "Great Paris" which consists in an expansion of the métro by adding more stops to some métro lines and automating every lines.

The underground is the most adaptable means of transport : it starts at half past 5 a.m and ends at 1 a.m or 2 a.m on the weekend.
After the year's end celebrations, the métro is usually even in function the whole night until the early morning.

As for the métro tickets, in Paris, they are pretty much affordable.
However, we advise you to buy your tickets on an automatic teller machine , located near to the entrance of the métro, since buying it in the bus will cost you more.
You can also find a map of the métro in each underground station.

The most recent map of the métro lines

MAP OF ATTRACTIONS ACCORDING TO METRO LINES :

The métro lines have been conceived in order to contain the more atrractive sites for tourists.
Here they are, with the detail of the main must-see places in Paris...

Line 1:

- Chateau de Vincennes (Vincennes castle)
- Bastille (where the french revolution starting)
- Hotel de Ville (town hall)
- Chatelet (one of the main stations in Paris, connecting metro with the suburbian train transportation)
- Palais royal Musee du Louvre (the famous Louvre Museum )
- Champs Elysees Clemenceau (Champs Elysee avenue, the most prestigious avenue in Paris)
- La Defense (the financial and business district in Paris)

Line 2:

- Pigalle (performance & concert halls, Moulin Rouge),
- Pere Lachaise

Line 3:

- Gare St Lazare the oldest train station in Paris
- Opera the famous opera hall in Paris
-  Republique Republic square

Line 4:

- Simplon serbian orthodox church  23, rue du Simplon
- Les Halles  large shopping centre
- Chatelet
- Saint Michel the oldest area in Paris, Roman style

Line 5:

- Republique
- Bastille

Line 6:

- Charles de Gaulle Etoile
- Trocadero Eiffel Toyer
- Bercy modern area of Paris

Line 7

- Gare de l Est train station in the eastern parisian area
- Chateau Landon Saint Martin canal
- Chaussee d Antin Lafayette
- Opera
- Palais Royal- Musee du Louvre Jardin des Tuileries
- Chaetelet
- Place Monge and Censier Daubenton ancient area of Paris

Line 8

- Madeleine luxurious district
- Opera
- Grands Boulevards Bonne Nouvelle
- Bastille

Line 9

- Trocadero Eiffel Tower
- Grands Boulevards
- Bonne Nouvelle

Line 10

- Odeon Cluny la Sorbonne

Line 11

- Chatelet
- Hotel de Ville
- Republique

Line 12

- Pigalle
- Madeleine Concorde place de la Concorde Concorde square is famous for having been the place where king Louis XVI and the queen Marie-Antoinette have been guillotined.
- Assemblee Nationale narodna skupstina

Line 13

- Champs Elysees Clemenceau avenija Champs Elysees
- Invalides here are buried many famous people writers academician

Line 14

- Madeleine
- Chatelet
- Cour Saint Emilion
- Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand


You can find the metro map here :
https://www.ratp.fr/plan-metro