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| line 5
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| Year opened
| 1906
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| Last extension
| 1985
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| Rolling stock
| MF 67
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| Stations served
| 22
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| Length
| 14.6 km
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| Length
| 9.1 mi
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| Average interstation
| 695 m
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| Journeys made
| 86,100,000 (per annum)
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| Paris public transport
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| Métro lines
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| Image:Paris m 1 jms.svg
| line 1 | Image:Paris m 7bis jms.svg
| line 7bis
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| Image:Paris m 2 jms.svg
| line 2 | Image:Paris m 8 jms.svg
| line 8
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| Image:Paris m 3 jms.svg
| line 3 | Image:Paris m 9 jms.svg
| line 9
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| Image:Paris m 3bis jms.svg
| line 3bis | Image:Paris m 10 jms.svg
| line 10
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| Image:Paris m 4 jms.svg
| line 4 | Image:Paris m 11 jms.svg
| line 11
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| Image:Paris m 5 jms.svg
| line 5 | Image:Paris m 12 jms.svg
| line 12
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| Image:Paris m 6 jms.svg
| line 6 | Image:Paris m 13 jms.svg
| line 13
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| Image:Paris m 7 jms.svg
| line 7 | Image:Paris m 14 jms.svg
| line 14
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| RER lines
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| Image:Paris rer A jms.svg
| line A | Image:Paris rer D jms.svg
| line D
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| Image:Paris rer B jms.svg
| line B | Image:Paris rer E jms.svg
| line E
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| Image:Paris rer C jms.svg
| line C
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Paris Metro Line 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie.
[edit] Chronology
- June 6, 1906 : Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
- July 14, 1906 : The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon.
- December 17, 1906 : The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent).
- October 14, 1907 : Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated to the line 5.
- November 15, 1907 : The line was extended from Lancry to Gare du Nord.
- November 15, 1936 : Gare du Nord station was rebuilt so that the line could be extended later.
- September 2, 1939 : Services to Arsenal station ceased at the start of World War II and was eventually closed permanently.
- October 12, 1942 : The Etoile - Place d'Italie portion of the line was transferred to line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation). Line 5 was extended from Gare du Nord to Eglise de Pantin.
- April 25, 1985 : The line was extended from Eglise de Pantin to Bobigny Pablo Picasso.
[edit] Stations renamed
- October 15, 1907 : Avenue de Suffren renamed as Rue de Sèvres and Place Mazas renamed as Pont d'Austerlitz.
- March 11, 1910 : Montparnasse renamed Avenue du Maine.
- November 1, 1913 : Rue de Sèvres renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
- June 1, 1916 : Pont d'Austerlitz renamed Quai de la Rapée.
- October 15, 1930 : Gare d'Orléans renamed Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz.
- June 30, 1933 : Avenue du Maine renamed Bienvenüe.
- October 6, 1942 : Bienvenüe renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
- February 10, 1946 : Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent.
- 1979 : Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.
[edit] Tourism
Metro line 5 passes near several places of interest :
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
de:Métrolinie 5 (Paris)
fr:Ligne 5 du métro de Paris
nl:Parijse metrolijn 5
no:Paris Metrolinje 5
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