Porte de Montreuil (; 'Gate of Montreuil') is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 20th arrondissement.

It is named after the Porte de Montreuil, one of the former city gates in the 19th-century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the town of Montreuil. Flea markets are held on the glacis (the sloping bank in front of a wall) of the former fortifications.

History

The station opened on 10 December 1933 as part of the line's extension from between Richelieu–Drouot, serving as its eastern terminus until the line's further extension to Mairie de Montreuil on 14 October 1937.

In 2019, the station was used by 4,344,016 passengers, making it the 104th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 2,383,093 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 93rd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

In 2021, the station was used by 3,067,413 passengers, making it the 103rd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

Passenger services

Access The station has four accesses:

Access 1: avenue de la Porte de Montreuil (with an ascending escalator) Access 2: Boulevard Davout Access 3: rue d'Avron Hôpital de la Croix Saint-Simon

Access 4: rue du Volga

Station layout Street LevelB1MezzaninePlatformsWestbound← toward Pont de Sèvres Westbound← toward Pont de Sèvres Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil →Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil →

Platforms Due to the station having served as a former terminus, it has two island platforms flanked by two tracks each, with the eastbound platform being slightly wider. Unusually, both platforms are located a single wide vault that spans 22.5 m across, compared with other similar stations like Château de Vincennes on line 1 and Porte de la Villette on line 7 that have each island platform located under its own smaller vault.

It's vaulted ceiling is the largest on the métro network, consisting of 53,000 bevelled tiles covering a 6,000 m2 surface.

Other connections

Tramway The station has been served by tramway line 3b since 15 December 2012 as part of its initial phase from Porte de Vincennes to Porte de la Chapelle.

Bus The station is also served by lines 57, 202, 215, 351, and 501 (La Traverse de Charonne) of the RATP bus network.

Gallery

References

Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.