Porte Maillot (Paris Métro)

Infobox Paris metro
Name=Porte Maillot
Day=November 15
Year=1936
Access=23/27, av. Charles de Gaulle
80, av. de la Grande Armée
87, av. de la Grande Armée
Place Maillot
16, place de Verdun
Municipality=the 16th arrondissement of Paris
Zone=1
Next=
X=70
Y=45

Porte Maillot is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro and on the RER C. The station replaces another station of the same name, the original terminus of Line 1, which was demolished and moved in 1936.

The name derives from a former gate to the Bois de Boulogne, whose name derives perhaps from "maille", or croquet.

History

The first station called "Porte Maillot" opened in 1900 and was the terminus of Line 1, and was therefore a loop, allowing trains to turn around without reversing. Like Porte Dauphine and Porte de Vincennes, it was arranged with a central waiting area and tracks on either side, with two tunnels. The station was replaced with the extension of Line 1 to Pont de Neuilly in 1937, and in 1992 this old station was turned into a reception area by the RATP. It is now the "Espace Maillot".

Since 1988 and the opening of the northern branch of the C Branch of the RER, this station has served the Neuilly—Porte Maillot Station of the RER C. The two stations are connected by a long corridor.

Tourism

The Porte Maillot is an entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, and is located between the avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and the avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris.

The Palais des congrès can be accessed directly via the corridor between the metro and RER stations.

The roof over the tracks between the RER station and the Pereire station has been converted into a walkway for pedestrians.