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

154,100,000 (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, France. It crosses the city from the Porte de Clignancourt in the north to the Porte d'Orléans in the south. It is also the line where the temperature is the warmest as it was built at a deep level and it is operated with rubber-tyred trains. The main reasons that Line 4 is one of the busiest and most crowded Metro lines in the city is that it includes stops at three major intercity train stations (Gare Montparnasse, Gare du Nord, and Gare de l'Est) as well as two stations with multiple RER connections (Les Halles and Saint-Michel).

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.

[edit] Future

An extension to the south with one more station (Mairie de Montrouge) is planned for 2011.

The line may later be extended further south with two more stations: Verdun Sud at the frontier between Montrouge and Bagneux (in Montrouge) and Bagneux in Bagneux.

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