Porte de Vincennes: station history
Served by: metro line 1.
Did you know?
Opened on 19 July 1900 with line 1, of which it was then the eastern terminus, the station was originally a loop made of two tunnels, with an arrival platform to the south and a departure platform to the north. The extension to Château de Vincennes, on 24 March 1934, removed the loop and allowed the platforms to be lengthened and widened. It lies on the border of the 12th and 20th arrondissements, under the cours de Vincennes, where a large market is held on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
Anecdote
Together with Porte Dauphine, on line 2, it is one of only two 1900 stations to have kept their original flat cream tiles. It also connects with two tram lines, the T3a to the south and the T3b to the north. Its platforms were raised on 28 and 29 June 2008, during the modernisation and automation of line 1.
Around Porte de Vincennes
- Bois de Vincennes, 1500 m away — Paris's largest green space, with a lake, zoo and racecourse, a former royal hunting ground.
- Château de Vincennes, 1700 m away — A former medieval royal residence, Europe's tallest fortified keep.
- Cours de Vincennes, 210 m away — A wide, tree-lined avenue leading to the Bois de Vincennes, lined with local shops.