Aubervilliers-Pantin-Quatre Chemins: station history
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
« Quatre Chemins » is a place name for the surface crossroads on the old Flanders road (RN 2), on the border of Aubervilliers and Pantin, where avenue de la République (RD 20) and avenue Édouard-Vaillant meet. The station opened with the extension of line 7 from Porte de la Villette to Fort d'Aubervilliers. It lies between Fort d'Aubervilliers and Porte de la Villette, near the La Villette workshops, which maintain the metro tracks.
Anecdote
It is a cut-and-cover « box station », with vertical walls and a flat ceiling, typical of suburban stations created between 1970 and 1985. Its Andreu-Motte decor features two suspended red light ramps and red Motte seats.
Around Aubervilliers-Pantin-Quatre Chemins
- Les Magasins Généraux, 950 m away — A former industrial warehouse converted into a cultural and creative venue, symbol of the area's revival.
- Canal Saint-Denis, 750 m away — A 19th-century industrial canal, now lined with walkways amid major urban renewal.