Porte de Charenton: station history
Served by: metro line 8.
Did you know?
Opened in 1931, the station stands on the site of the former Charenton gate in the fortifications, which controlled imperial road number 5, leading to Geneva. It was the south-eastern terminus of line 8 until 5 October 1942, when the line was extended to Charenton - Écoles. The Léo-Lagrange stadium, the Reuilly lawn and place du Cardinal-Lavigerie are nearby; tram T3a also serves it.
Anecdote
The station has four tracks and two platforms, each flanked by two tracks: trains mostly use the outer tracks, the central ones serving for stabling or exceptional terminating services. Porte de Montreuil has the same layout. The Andreu-Motte decor with orange light ramps and a particularly wide vault complete the picture.
Around Porte de Charenton
- Parc de Bercy, 1400 m away — Opened in 1997 on 14 hectares, on the site of a former wine depot: in the early 20th century Bercy was the largest wine market in the world. It brings together the Romantic Garden, the Flowerbeds and the Meadows.
- Bercy Village, 950 m away — Bercy's former wine cellars and warehouses, listed as historic monuments in 1986, have become a village of shops and restaurants, completed in 2001 and opened in 2002. A UGC cinema has moved in.