Porte de Charenton (Paris Métro)

Porte de Charenton
Paris Métro station
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′58″N 2°24′01″E / 48.83278°N 2.40040°ECoordinates: 48°49′58″N 2°24′01″E / 48.83278°N 2.40040°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Porte Dorée toward Balard Liberté toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Location
Porte de Charenton Location within Paris

Porte de Charenton 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 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 nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris on the road to Charenton-le-Pont.

An interchange with Paris 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 Trone funfair in April and May.

Station layout

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

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

Gallery

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  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Porte de Charenton

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  MF 2000 rolling stock on Line 8 at Porte de Charenton

References

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