Ménilmontant (Paris Métro)

Ménilmontant
Paris Métro station
Location	139, boul. de Ménilmontant 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′58″N 2°23′01″E / 48.866248°N 2.383618°E / 48.866248; 2.383618Coordinates: 48°51′58″N 2°23′01″E / 48.866248°N 2.383618°E / 48.866248; 2.383618
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 January 1903 (1903-01-31)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Couronnes toward Porte Dauphine Père Lachaise toward Nation
Location
Ménilmontant Location within Paris

Ménilmontant is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

History

The Barrière de Ménilmontant, a gate of the Wall of the Farmers-General

The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 (known at the time as "2 Nord") from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). It is named after the Boulevard de Ménilmontant, which was named after a hamlet, annexed by Belleville before the French Revolution and in turn by Paris in 1860. It was the location of the Barrière de Ménilmontant, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during the 19th century.^[1]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Porte Dauphine (Couronnes)
	Platform 2	→ toward Nation (Père Lachaise) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance at Ménilmontant
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  MF 2000 rolling stock on Line 2 at Ménilmontant
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  Subway entrance

References

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