Paris Métro Line 4

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line 4

Year opened

1908

Last extension

1910

Rolling stock

MP 59

Stations served

Length

10.6 km

Length

6.6 mi

Average interstation

424 m

Journeys made

155,348,608 (per annum)

Paris public transport

Métro lines
	line 1	line 7bis
	line 2	line 8
	line 3	line 9
	line 3bis	line 10
	line 4	line 11
	line 5	line 12
	line 6	line 13
	line 7	line 14

RER lines
	line A	line D
	line B	line E
	line C

Suburban rail (Transilien)
	Saint-Lazare	Nord
	La Défense	Est
	Montparnasse	Lyon

Airport shuttles
	CDGVAL	Orlyval

Bus
	Bus (RATP)	Noctilien
	Bus (Optile)
Tramway
	Tramway T1	Tramway T2
	Tramway T3	Tramway T4

Paris Métro Line 4 is the second busiest metro line serving Paris. It crosses the city from the Porte de Clignancourt in the north to the Porte d'Orléans in the south. The line is completely underground and is operated with rubber-tyred trains of MP 59 stock. The main reason that Line 4 is one of the busiest and most crowded Metro lines in the city is that it includes stops at three of the city's six major rail termini (Gare Montparnasse, Gare du Nord, and Gare de l'Est), as well as two stations with multiple RER connections (Les Halles and Saint-Michel); in addition it is the only line in either network to connect with every other line (3bis and 7bis branch lines notwithstanding).

1 Chronology
2 Future
3 Stations renamed
4 Tourism
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Chronology

April 21, 1908: A first section of the line was inaugurated to the north of the Seine between Porte de Clignancourt and Châtelet.
October 30, 1909: A second section of the line was inaugurated south of the Seine between Porte d'Orléans and Raspail.
January 9, 1910: Both sections were linked by a new tunnel between Châtelet and Raspail. Line 4 was the first line crossing the Seine river underground.
1967: The rails were converted in order to cater for rubber-tired trains.
October 3, 1977: The station Les Halles was rebuilt to interchange with the new RER network.

Geographically accurate diagram of Paris metro line 4.

[edit] Future

Once the Line 1's MP 89 is gradually being replaced by the fully automated MP 05 (2008-10), Line 1's MP 89CC rolling stock will be transferred over to Line 4 to replace the aging MP 59 rolling stock.

A one-station extension to the south is underway, with the new station (Mairie de Montrouge) expected to be open to the public in 2011.

The line is planned to be extended further south after that with two more stations: Verdun Sud at the frontier between Montrouge and Bagneux (in Montrouge) and Bagneux in Bagneux.

An extension to the north as far as Mairie de Saint-Ouen (for interchange with the Saint-Denis branch of the Line 13) has also been put forward.

The line is expected to be converted to an automated system (like Line 14), after conversion of Line 1 is completed.

[edit] Stations renamed

November 15, 1913: Vaugirard station was renamed Saint-Placide.
May 5, 1931: Boulevard Saint-Denis was renamed Strasbourg - Saint-Denis.
August 25, 1931: Marcadet (on line 4) and Poissoniers (on line 12) were combined and the resulting station was renamed Marcadet - Poissonniers.
October 6, 1942: Montparnasse (on lines 4 and 12) and Bienvenüe (on lines 6 and the current 13) were combined and the resulting station was renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.