Porte de Charenton station

Porte de Charenton
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′58″N 2°24′01″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931 (1931-05-05)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Porte Dorée towards Balard Line 8 Liberté towards Pointe du Lac
Location Porte de Charenton Location within Paris

Porte de Charenton (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də ʃaʁɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot for the Paris Colonial Exposition, held in the nearby Bois de Vincennes. It was the southeastern terminus of the line until its extension to Charenton–Écoles on 5 October 1942. It is named after the Porte de Charenton, a gate in the 19th-century Thiers wall of Paris on the road to Charenton-le-Pont.

An interchange with Île-de-France tramway Line 3a opened on 15 December 2012.

The nearby Pelouse de Reuilly (part of the Bois de Vincennes) is the location of the Foire du Trône funfair in April and May.

Passenger services

Access

The station has four access points. The first two, at the south-west end of the platforms, lead:

• at 68, Boulevard Poniatowski, alongside the Léo-Lagrange stadium;
• at 25, Boulevard Poniatowski.

The last two, at the north-east end of the quays, allowing access to the Reuilly lawn, lead:

• at Boulevard Poniatowski on the even number side, near the corner with Place du Cardinal-Lavigerie;
• at 59, Boulevard Poniatowski. These two old emergency exits were renovated and put into service in 2020 [ref. necessary].

Station layout

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Platform level	Westbound	No regular service
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Porte Dorée)
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Liberté) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Eastbound	No regular service

Platforms

Porte de Charenton is a station with a particular configuration. Due to its former status as a terminus, it has four tracks and two platforms, each of them being framed by two tracks. This rare arrangement can also be observed at Porte de Montreuil station . Trains usually serve the station via the side tracks. The central tracks only serve as a depot or in the event of an exceptional termination. These platforms are fitted out in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange light canopies, benches treated with brown flat tiles and orange Motte seats. These arrangements are combined with the flat white ceramic tiles which cover the walls and the particularly wide vault. The advertising frames are metal and the name of the station is written in capital letters on enameled plaques.

Other connections

The station is served by lines 77, 87 and 111 of the RATP Bus Network and at night, by line N35 of the Noctilien network.

Since 15 December 2012, it is also served by the T3a tramway after its extension from Porte d'Ivry.

Gallery

• 
  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Porte de Charenton in 2009
• 
  MF 2000 rolling stock on Line 8 at Porte de Charenton during its tests in 2006

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.