Porte d'Ivry: station history
Served by: metro line 7.
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A line 7 station in the 13th arrondissement, under avenue de la Porte-d'Ivry, opened on 26 April 1931. It was the southern terminus of line 7 until the extension to Mairie d'Ivry. The station has two platforms and three tracks: the platform towards Mairie d'Ivry is a side platform, while the one towards La Courneuve is a central platform framed by two tracks. Porte d'Ivry is the gateway to Paris's Asian district, in the 13th arrondissement, and tram T3 has connected there since 16 December 2006.
Anecdote
The station is one of only three, with Porte de Vanves and Porte des Lilas 3 bis, to combine the tube lighting strip with the original CMP decoration, with bevelled white tiles, honey-coloured tile advertising frames and a tiled name. The lower part of the walls is vertical, not elliptical. A scene from Jean-Pierre Melville's « Le Samouraï » (1967), with Alain Delon, was shot there.
Around Porte d'Ivry
- Quartier chinois, 650 m away — One of the largest Chinatowns in Europe, known for its Asian restaurants and shops.
- Mairie d'Ivry-sur-Seine, 1550 m away — The Ivry-sur-Seine town hall, a historically working-class town southeast of Paris.