Porte de Choisy: station history
Served by: metro line 7.
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A line 7 metro station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, opened with the extension of line 10 from Place d'Italie, of which it was then the provisional eastern terminus; it became a through station when it was transferred to line 7. It lies beneath the porte de Choisy, at the junction of avenue de Choisy and avenue de la Porte-de-Choisy, names that recall the town of Choisy-le-Roi, linked to the gate by the RN 305. Of standard layout, it has two platforms separated by the tracks and an elliptical vault.
Anecdote
It is one of the four metro stations located at a gate of Paris, with Porte de Versailles, Balard and Porte de Vincennes, and the only one on the Paris metro connected to two tramway lines, T3a and T9. A new access passing under the T3a tracks was built to ease the connection with T9, with works starting in summer 2019. It has two entrances divided into four metro mouths, and the yellow seats are "Motte" style. The porte de Choisy is an entrance to the Asian quarter of Paris.
Around Porte de Choisy
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1450 m away — The François-Mitterrand site, opened to the public in 1996 and designed by Dominique Perrault. Its 12,000 m² inner garden, closed to the public, holds pines from the forêt de Bord transplanted as mature trees.
- Quartier chinois, 230 m away — One of the largest Chinatowns in Europe, known for its Asian restaurants and shops.
- Parc Kellermann, 650 m away — A peaceful park on the edge of the ring road, valued for its lawns and views.