Porte Dorée (Paris Métro)

Porte Dorée
Paris Métro
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°E / 48.835481; 2.4061Coordinates: 48°50′08″N 2°24′22″E / 48.835481°N 2.4061°E / 48.835481; 2.4061
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
toward Balard
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
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
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