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8 unusual facts about Paris Métro Line 12


Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves

A square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Place d’Estienne d'Orves, is named after him, which in turn gives his name to a station of the Paris Métro Line 12,: Trinité-d'Estienne d'Orves

Jean-Baptiste Berlier

Though these were never realised, Berlier was heavily involved with the Paris Metro from its opening in 1900 and indeed was one of the key instigators of the Société du chemin de fer électrique souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris which went on to build two privately funded lines that were later absorbed by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris, and are still in use today as (parts of) Paris Métro Line 12 and Paris Métro Line 13.

Musée d'Art Juif

The nearest Paris Métro station is Lamarck – Caulaincourt on Line 12.

Paris Métro Line 12

It was extended bit by bit until 1934 when it reached Mairie d'Issy in the south.

They operate the line today and have plans to extend it south as far as the town of Issy, and north to La Plaine Saint-Denis.

The latter was joined by to the Petite Ceinture rail line, which allowed for the transfer of trains between lines.

It is also connected to the Petite Ceinture, a minor disused railway, by tracks which cross Rue Desnouettes.

Beginning at Issy-les-Moulineaux, south-west of Paris, with a three way tunnel underneath l'avenue Victor-Cresson, the terminus is at Mairie d'Issy, and has only two tracks.



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