Porte des Lilas (Paris Métro)

Porte des Lilas (French pronunciation: ​[pɔʁt de lilɑ]) is a station of the Paris Métro. It serves Line 11 and is the northern terminus of Line 3bis. Located on the edge of the 19th and 20th arrondissements of Paris, it serves the neighborhood of the Porte des Lilas. It is the only station located at one of the Paris Portes, served by two separate subway lines.

Porte des Lilas
Paris Métro station
LocationBoul. Serurier × Av. de Belleville
261, av. Gambetta
171, boul. Mortier
19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′38″N 2°24′24″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 November 1921 (1921-11-27)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Gambetta
 Terminus
toward Châtelet
Terminus
Location
Porte des Lilas
Location within Paris

History

The station was opened on 27 November 1921 when Line 3 was extended from Gambetta to Porte des Lilas. The line 11 platforms opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet. It was the eastern terminus of the line until it was extended to Mairie des Lilas on 17 February 1937. On 27 March 1971 the line 3 platforms were transferred to Line 3bis on its establishment. The station is named after the Porte des Lilas, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers Wall of Paris, which led to the town of Les Lilas.

The station was referred to in Serge Gainsbourg's famous 1958 chanson "Le poinçonneur des Lilas" about the ennui of a Métro employee's workday. A Scopitone music video for the song was filmed in Porte des Lilas, showing the singer in a Métro uniform, punching tickets.[1]

The disused side platform of Line 3bis from la voie navette (nicknamed "Porte des Lilas - Cinéma" or "station Cinéma" due to it being repurposed as a set for commercials and films without disrupting regular Métro service) was also featured in a brief scene in Julie & Julia with Meryl Streep, and in the French film The Past.

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

Station layout

The station has 5 exits.[2]

G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances
B2 Platform 2 ← toward Châtelet (Télégraphe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 1bis ← toward Châtelet (Télégraphe)
Platform 1 → toward Mairie des Lilas (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3 Side platform, not in service
Southbound from Line 7bis ("station Cinéma") No regular service
(No service from westbound: Haxo)
Northbound via Line 7bis No regular service
(No service westbound: Pré Saint-Gervais)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← toward Gambetta (Saint-Fargeau)
Platform 2 → Alighting passengers only →
(No service westbound: Pré Saint-Gervais)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. Serge Gainsbourg Article on Forum des Images, February 2003 (in French)
  2. Porte des Lilas : Exits, www.pariswayout.com accessed January 24, 2019.


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