Porte de Montreuil: station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Did you know?
Opened in 1933 as the terminus of line 9, towards Porte de Saint-Cloud, the station stands on the site of a former gate in Paris's fortified wall, which controlled the entry of the departmental road from Paris to Rosny, now the RN 302. The Montreuil flea market is held on the glacis of these fortifications. The station has four exits, on avenue de la Porte-de-Montreuil, boulevard Davout, rue d'Avron and rue du Volga, and connects with tram line T3b, which follows the boulevards of the Marshals.
Anecdote
A former terminus, the station has four tracks and two platforms, each framed by two tracks, and its elliptical vault is the widest on the Paris metro, with a 22.5 metre opening. The platform towards Montreuil is slightly wider than the other. The decor combines bevelled white tiles, enamelled plates in the Parisine typeface on the walls, cream Akiko seats and blue warning lights set into the platform edges.