Pointe du Lac: station history
Served by: metro line 8.
Did you know?
The station opened on 8 October 2011 and became the eastern terminus of line 8; it is the 300th station on the Paris metro, a count that excludes the Montmartre funicular, regarded by the RATP as a fictional station attached to line 2. Créteil-Préfecture, 1.3 km to the north, had been the line's terminus from 1974 to 2011. It serves the Pointe du Lac district, the Dominique-Duvauchelle stadium, the Europarc business district and the Maison du handball.
Anecdote
The extension required crossing the RD1 expressway with a flyover 80 m long, at a total planned cost of 83 million euros. An elevated station with three tracks and two platforms, it has an arrival platform with no canopy, described as a unique case for an elevated station on the network.
Around Pointe du Lac
- Lac de Créteil, 1000 m away — An artificial lake created in the 1970s, enhancing this new suburban town.
- Préfecture du Val-de-Marne, 800 m away — A modern administrative building, seat of the Val-de-Marne department.