Porte Dorée (Paris Métro)

Porte Dorée
Paris Métro station
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′08″N 2°24′22″E / 48.835481°N 2.4061°ECoordinates: 48°50′08″N 2°24′22″E / 48.835481°N 2.4061°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Michel Bizot toward Balard Porte de Charenton toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Location
Porte Dorée Location within Paris

Porte Dorée is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro.

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton for the Paris Colonial Exposition, held in the nearby Bois de Vincennes. It is named after the Porte Dorée, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris.

An interchange with Paris tramway Line 3a opened on 15 December 2012.

Nearby is the Palais de la Porte Dorée, an exhibition hall built for the Paris Colonial Exposition. The Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration (a museum of immigration history) and an aquarium are located in the building. The nearby Pelouse de Reuilly (part of the Bois de Vincennes) is the location of the Foire du Trône fun fair in April and May.

Station layout

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Balard	← toward Balard (Michel Bizot)
	toward Pointe du Lac	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Porte de Charenton) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

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