Sep 3, 2013 · Inside, some very old trains lie dormant, their slumber undisturbed by regular visits by spray painters and photographers. Most of them are in an advanced state of decay.

Besides the Métro, central Paris and its urban area are served by five RER lines (602 km or 374 mi with 257 stations), fourteen tramway lines (186.6 km or 115.9 mi with 278 stations), [9] nine …

Feb 12, 2015 · Parisian trainspotters have hoarded a special secret: a storage track for old Paris Metro subway trains, visited only by spray painters and photographers

By the time of their retirement in June 2024, the MP 59 trains (along with the Sprague-Thomson) were among the oldest trains still in use on any metro system in the world, at 61 years old.

Ghost stations of the Paris Métro are stations that have been closed to the public and are no longer used in commercial service. For historical or economical reasons, many stations on the …

Jan 12, 2025 · Below you’ll get Paris subway maps, hours, info on tickets, day passes & Navigo week passes, zones and learn how to use the Paris Metro in this first of a series of articles.

La Petite Ceinture (the Little Belt railway around Paris) was a 32 km railroad line that circled Paris, developed during the Second Empire (1852-1869). Originally built to transport material goods …

Oct 19, 2024 · Yes, Paris, France has the oldest metro system. The Paris Metro opened on July 19, 1900, predating the NYC Subway, which started in 1904. It features 14 lines covering 214 …

There are only a few of the original Art Nouveau Metro station entrances remaining in Paris — including at Cité, at Blanche, and at Porte-Dauphine. All were designed by Guimard and were …

Aug 11, 2020 · Discover the background to Paris’ Métro stations and underground system, a celebrated feat of 19th-century engineering. The first line of the Paris Métro was opened in …