Paris Métro Line 3bis
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The Saint-Fargeau station on Paris Métro line 3bis
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| Overview | |||
| System | Paris Métro | ||
| Locale | 1 commune | ||
| Termini |
Gambetta Porte des Lilas |
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| Stations | 4 | ||
| Ridership | 1,680,539 (2003) (avg. per year) 16th/16 |
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| Opened | 1971 | ||
| Operator(s) | RATP | ||
| Conduction system | Conductor | ||
| Rolling stock |
MF 67 (6 trains as of 31 October 2010) |
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| Technical | |||
| Line length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) | ||
| Trip time | 4 min | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
| Average inter-station distance | 433 m (1,421 ft) | ||
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Paris Métro Line 3bis is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro (in Paris, France). It connects the Gambetta and Porte des Lilas stations in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (in the east of the city). With a length of 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) and only four stations, the line is the shortest in the network. It is also the least used line, with just over 1.5 million passengers in 2003.
The line was constructed during the 1910s as an extension to line 3, but the two were disconnected in 1971 and from then on Line 3 bis was operated separately. At the same time line 3 was extended to Gallieni.
As of 2011, six MF 67 trains, each composed of three cars, run on the line.
On 13 March 1903 the Council of Paris granted the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) the right to build a second east-west métro line, in addition to line 1. On 19 October 1904, the section of line 3 running from Villiers to Père Lachaise was opened, and the remainder of the line to Gambetta was opened on 25 January 1905. The new line contained seventeen stations. A westward extension of the line was progressively put into service, first to Pereire on 23 May 1910 and later to Porte de Champerret on 15 February 1911.
On 14 June 1901 the Council of Paris announced its wish for a study regarding the construction of a network to complement the first lines; the goal was to leave no point in the city more than 400 metres (0.25 mi) away from a métro station. The Fulgence Bienvenü project was presented on 4 December 1901, and proposed a number of new lines and expansions, including one to line 3 from Gambetta to the Romainville porte (Porte des Lilas).
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