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Paris Metro Line 11

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line 11

Year opened

1935

Last extension

1937

Rolling stock

MP 59

Stations served

Length

6.3 km

Length

3.9 mi

Average interstation

525 m

Journeys made

45,100,000 (per annum)

Paris public transport

RER lines
Image:Paris rer A jms.svg	line A	Image:Paris rer D jms.svg	line D
Image:Paris rer B jms.svg	line B	Image:Paris rer E jms.svg	line E
Image:Paris rer C jms.svg	line C

Suburban rail (Transilien)
Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	Saint-Lazare	Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	Nord
Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	La Défense	Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	Est
Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	Montparnasse	Image:Paris logo banlieu jms.svg	Lyon

Airport shuttles
Image:Paris logo orlyval jms.svg	CDGVAL	Image:Paris logo orlyval jms.svg	Orlyval

Bus
Image:Paris logo bus jms.svg	Bus (RATP)	Image:Paris logo noctilien jms.svg	Noctilien
	Bus (Optile)
Tramway
Image:Paris tram 1 jms.svg	Tramway T1	Image:Paris tram 2 jms.svg	Tramway T2
Image:Paris tram 3 jms.svg	Tramway T3	Image:Paris tram 4 jms.svg	Tramway T4

Paris Metro 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).

Unlike most Paris metro 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.

1 Chronology
2 Future
3 Map
4 Tourism
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Future

A five-station, 5 km extension eastbound from Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-sous-Bois is under consideration.

[edit] Map

Image:Ligne 11.gif

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

(French) RATP official website
(English) RATP english speaking website
(English) Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
(English) Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
(French) Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)
(French) Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)

Paris Métro	Line 11
Châtelet ⇒ 1 4 7 14 A B D · Hôtel de Ville ⇒ 1 · Rambuteau · Arts et Métiers ⇒ 3 · République ⇒ 3 5 8 9 · Goncourt · Belleville ⇒ 2 · Pyrénées · Jourdain · Place des Fêtes ⇒ 7bis · Télégraphe · Porte des Lilas ⇒ 3bis · Mairie des Lilas