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Paris Métro Line 7 is one of sixteen currently open lines of theParis Métro system, which linksLa Courneuve–8 mai 1945 inSeine-Saint-Denis northeast ofParis, withMairie d'Ivry southeast andVillejuif–Louis Aragon in the south, while passing through important parts of central Paris on a northeast to diagonal to south route.
Line 7 began operating in 1910 and, along withLine 13, is one of the only two Métro lines currently into branched operation. Line 3 also was meant to branch atGambetta, but this was cancelled in favor of a branch becoming line 3bis. Line 7 did originally split north, atLouis Blanc, but a notable difference in usage between the two branches (due to Porte de la Vilette being a large bus hub serving the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis department) had the branch heading toPlace du Danube separated in 1967 to becomeLine 7bis. In 1982, a new branch was added in the southeast ofMaison Blanche and heading towardsVillejuif. Line 7 has only steel rails.
At 18.6 km (12 mi), Line 7 is one of the longest in the Paris Métro network. In addition, it contains the most stations as well as being the fourth most-used line of the Paris Métro, with 135.1 million riders in 2017.[1]
Line 7 runs for 18.6 km (12 mi) completely underground, stopping at 38 stations. Southbound trains terminate alternately atVillejuif - Louis Aragon andMairie d'Ivry, diverging at Maison Blanche. Late at night, through trains only operate to Mairie d'Ivry; a shuttle train from Maison Blanche ensures the traffic to Villejuif.
In the north, the line begins at La Courneuve in the department ofSeine-Saint-Denis at the intersection of National Routes 2 and 186. La Courneuve station acts as a transfer between the Métro and Paris' fragmented, suburban tramway system, with a station onParis Tramway Line 1 (T1). Unlike most stations in Paris, there are three tracks, with the central one used for departures and arrivals.
Running below National Route 2 (RN2), the line heads to the south-west, entering Paris in two single-line tunnels so as to avoid a now-unused terminal loop atPorte de la Villette. It then descends a 4% grade belowCanal Saint-Denis and then climbs back up to stop atCorentin Cariou. Line 7 furthers then down along the Canal de l'Ourcq and reachesStalingrad, a transfer point with Lines 2 and 5, where the line turns to engage below Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin before splitting in two stations at Louis Blanc, where the original fork was located.[2] Line 7 then carries on below the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin before turning west to reaching Gare de l'Est, an important train station connecting to the East of France and Europe, at a hub station shared with Line 5 which comes through east. Line 7 thencarries on westbound to the Rue Lafayette, at the Poissonière station. Next three stations (Cadet, Le Pèletier and Chaussée d'Antin) are also under said axis. Line then diverges south at the origin of Rue Lafayette, to reach its initial origin : thePlace de l'Opéra (lines 3 & 8, as well as RER line A atAuber station).
Line 7 then turns southeast under the eponymous street and calls two more stops, Pyramides (line 14) and Palais Royal (line 1), before engaging in a sinuous curve set towards the Seine carefully avoiding the foundations of boththe Louvre andSaint-Germain l'Auxerrois, before reachingPont Neuf station and its service track, then heading straight to Châtelet (formerly called Pont Notre-Dame and far enough from lines 1 and 4's respective stations to not be transferable) then to Pont Marie, then to Sully-Morland, all along the Docks of the Seine. Line 7 then finally curves south to cross the Parisian river, under the former Halle aux Vins and nowuniversity ofJussieu.
After a specific curve meant to reach Place Monge without endangering the formerRomanArenas of Lutetia, line 7 catches theMontparnasse -Austerlitz axis atles Gobelins, before heading south to Place d'Italie, terminus of line 5 and crossing with line 6, the southern part of Paris Métro's inner rocade. Line 7 dives beneath the two, which are located at the same level and were several times merged together throughout the 20th century.
Line 7 then heads back a bit up south to call theTolbiac station, before diving back down at Maison Blanche, where the pink line splits into its two current branches right beneath the formerPetite Ceinture.
The Ivry branch sticks at level and turns east to call at the Porte d'Italie station and its suburban bus hub, then follows the city's Boulevard des Maréchaux for two more stops : Porte de Choisy (Tramway line 9) and Porte d'Ivry, the line's former southern terminus with its three tracks and large workshops. Line 7 then casually exits Paris and enters Ivry-sur-Seine, reaching the Pierre et Marie Curie station right at the exit of the former back stops, then enters a 36,75‰curve up to reach Mairie d'Ivry, the line's southern termini.
The Villejuif branch splits and dives from the Ivry branch, then sprints along the Choisy workshops out of Paris into le Kremlin-Bicêtre with one stop, then Villejuif with three including the terminus, all under the Nationale 7.
| Date | Old name | New name |
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| 1 November 1926 | Pont Notre-Dame | Pont Notre-Dame – Pont au Change |
| 15 April 1934 | Pont Notre-Dame – Pont au Change | Châtelet |
| 6 October 1942 | Boulevard de la Villette | Aubervilliers – Boulevard de la Villette |
| 10 February 1946 | Pont de Flandre | Corentin Cariou |
| Aubervilliers – Boulevard de la Villette | Stalingrad | |
| 1989 | Chaussée d'Antin | Chaussée d'Antin – La Fayette |
| 8 March 2007 | Pierre Curie | Pierre et Marie Curie |
Seven stations on line 7 feature specific themeing :
Metro Line 7 passes near several places of interest :
Line 7 currently uses 69MF 77 trains, which run on the system’s longest lines. Most of these trains were refurbished between 2019 and 2022 adding a reddish interior and a new white and blue livery coined by IDFM, reminiscent of the former blue and white livery that preceded the white and jade green RATP livery, which is also seen on the MP 14 and the future MF 19, MR3V/MR6V and MRV trains. The MF 77 trains are set to be replaced by the brand newMF 19 trains from 2027 (on line 13) to 2033 on line 7, which will be the last line to run trains equipped with DC motors and without open gangways.
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