Porte de Saint-Cloud station explained

Porte de Saint-Cloud
Parc des Princes
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:16th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8381°N 2.257°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Platforms:5 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks:4
Accessible:no
Code:0703
Zone:1
Passengers:3,485,946 (2021)
Map Type:France Paris

Porte de Saint-Cloud (in French pronounced as /pɔʁt də sɛ̃ klu/) is a station of Line 9 the Paris Métro. The station is named after the Porte de Saint-Cloud, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers Wall of Paris, which led to the town of Saint-Cloud. It serves the Parc des Princes, a stadium and home of the Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

History

The station opened on 28 September 1923 with the extension of the line from, serving as its western terminus until its extension to in 1934. A track exists to the west of the station in a tunnel called Voie Murat which leads to the ghost station of, ultimately connecting to the southwest of the Auteuil loop on Line 10. It also leads to the Auteuil workshops.

In 2019, the station was used by 5,174,694 passengers, making it the 77th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[1]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,576,290 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 80th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[2]

In 2021, the station was used by 3,485,946 passengers, making it the 78th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[3]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 6 accesses:

Station layout

Street Level
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Platform level
Westbound
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil →
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil →

Platforms

The station has a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has four tracks divided amongst two island platforms and one side platform. Trains from Mairie de Montreuil can only stop on the northernmost track (the side platform) while trains from Pont de Sèvres usually stop on the southernmost track, although it occasionally uses the two central tracks either for long-term stabling or to allow short-working trips to turn back trains to Mairie de Montreuil for passenger services to allow for a higher frequency along that stretch.

Other connections

The station is also served by the following bus networks:

Nearby

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121165739/https://dataratp2.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2019/table/?sort=-rang&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . 21 January 2022 . 10 October 2022 . dataratp2.opendatasoft.com . fr.
  2. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121081214/https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2020/table/?sort=-rang&dataChart=eyJxdWVyaWVzIjpbeyJjaGFydHMiOlt7InR5cGUiOiJjb2x1bW4iLCJmdW5jIjoiQVZHIiwieUF4aXMiOiJ0cmFmaWMiLCJzY2llbnRpZmljRGlzcGxheSI6dHJ1ZSwiY29sb3IiOiIjNjZjMmE1In1dLCJ4QXhpcyI6InN0YXRpb24iLCJtYXhwb2ludHMiOjIwLCJzb3J0Ijoic2VyaWUxLTEiLCJjb25maWciOnsiZGF0YXNldCI6InRyYWZpYy1hbm51ZWwtZW50cmFudC1wYXItc3RhdGlvbi1kdS1yZXNlYXUtZmVycmUtMjAyMCIsIm9wdGlvbnMiOnsic29ydCI6Ii10cmFmaWMifX19XSwidGltZXNjYWxlIjoiIiwiZGlzcGxheUxlZ2VuZCI6dHJ1ZSwiYWxpZ25Nb250aCI6dHJ1ZX0=&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . 21 January 2022 . 10 October 2022 . data.ratp.fr . fr.
  3. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021 . 10 October 2022 . data.ratp.fr . fr . 6 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406213710/https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2021/table/?sort=-rang&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . live .