Paris Métro Line 5

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line 5

Year opened

1906

Last extension

1985

Rolling stock

MF 67

Stations served

Length

14.6 km

Length

9.1 mi

Average interstation

695 m

Journeys made

92,778,870 (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 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie. It is the eighth busiest line on the network.

In early 2006, it was announced that line 5 and two other lines will receive new rolling stock. These trains will be introduced in 2010.

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

[edit] Chronology

June 6, 1906: Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
July 14, 1906: The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon.
December 17, 1906: The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent).
October 14, 1907: Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated to the line 5.
November 15, 1907: The line was extended from Lancry to Gare du Nord.
November 15, 1936: Gare du Nord station was rebuilt so that the line could be extended later.
September 2, 1939: Services to Arsenal station ceased at the start of World War II and was eventually closed permanently.
October 12, 1942: The Etoile - Place d'Italie portion of the line was transferred to line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation). Line 5 was extended from Gare du Nord to Eglise de Pantin.
April 25, 1985: The line was extended from Eglise de Pantin to Bobigny Pablo Picasso.

[edit] Future

An extension south from Place d'Italie to Place de Rungis has been put forward and may be built between 2020-2030.
An intermediate station, Bobigny - la Folie, could be built in between Bobigny - Pablo Picasso and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau stations. The current stretch of track between the two is one of the longest between adjacent stations on the Métro network (excluding RER lines). If it is to go ahead, the station would be completed by 2016.

[edit] Stations renamed

October 15, 1907: Avenue de Suffren renamed as Rue de Sèvres and Place Mazas renamed as Pont d'Austerlitz.
March 11, 1910: Bienvenüe renamed Avenue du Maine.
November 1, 1913: Rue de Sèvres renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
June 1, 1916: Pont d'Austerlitz renamed Quai de la Rapée.
October 15, 1930: Gare d'Orléans renamed Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz.
June 30, 1933: Avenue du Maine renamed Bienvenüe.
October 6, 1942: Bienvenüe renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
February 10, 1946: Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent.
1979: Gare d'Orléans-Austerlitz renamed Gare d'Austerlitz.