Porte de Clichy: station history
Served by: metro lines 13 and 14, RER C.
Did you know?
The terminus of the north-western branch of the Nord-Sud line B (today's line 13) when it opened, the station is located at one of the gates of Paris, beneath buildings of the Clichy-Batignolles development zone. In early 2018 it was given the subtitle « Tribunal de Paris », after the inauguration of the new Cité judiciaire, whose forecourt is served by exit 5. The RER C station Porte de Clichy and tram T3b (boulevard Berthier) are nearby.
Anecdote
Unlike the usual Nord-Sud practice, the station is built on a turning loop, to avoid the Clichy collector sewer. Built on seven levels, with platforms 26 m deep, it is one of three stations on the network combining the Andreu-Motte style with Nord-Sud ceramics, with Pasteur and Porte de Versailles. In December 2023, four frescoes by Julian Opie were installed in the interchange hall.
Around Porte de Clichy
- Nouveau Palais de Justice, 250 m away — A huge glass tower opened in 2018, housing all the Paris courts.
- Parc Martin-Luther-King, 230 m away — One of the most recent large parks in Paris, developed on former railway wasteland.
- Mairie de Clichy-la-Garenne, 1200 m away — The Clichy-la-Garenne town hall, a close northwestern suburb.