Métro is the abbreviated name of the company that originally operated most of the network: the Empain group subsidiary Compagnie du … See more

The Métro has 245.6 kilometres (152.6 mi) of track and 320 stations, 61 connecting between lines. These figures do not include the RER … See more

Under construction
• As part of the Grand Paris Express project:
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By 1845, Paris and the railway companies were already thinking about an urban railway system to link inner districts of the city. The railway companies and the French government … See more

Since the Métro was built to comprehensively serve the city inside its walls, the stations are very close: 548 metres (1,798 ft) apart on average, from 424 metres (1,391 ft) on See more

The typical station comprises two central tracks flanked by two four-metre wide platforms. About 50 stations, generally current or former termini, are exceptions; most have three tracks and two platforms (Porte d'Orléans), or two tracks and a central platform ( See more

The Métro has a cultural significance in the arts that goes well beyond Paris. The term "metro" has become a generic name for subways and urban … See more