Paris Metro Maps: timeline

Date What happened Pre-1900 1897/07/09 A plan for a network of six underground lines covering 65 km was formally adopted by the City 1898/11/01 Work began on Ligne 1 1900 1900/07/19 Ligne opened: Ligne 1 was opened between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot. (This first section comprised eighteen stations, of which only eight opened on this day in July. The remaining ten were opened in the month from 6th August to 1st September of this year. [Ref. Schwandl]). The Metro opened for passenger traffic at 1 pm. [Ref. Hardy] 1900/08/06 to 1900/09/01 The remaining ten stations of Ligne 1 opened between these dates. [Ref. Schwandl] Whether any maps showed Ligne 1 in this intermediate state is not known. 1900/10/02 Ligne 2 Sud was opened, as a short section comprising four stations, between Étoile and Trocadéro. (This section was later renamed 'Ligne 5', and later still 'Ligne 6'.) There was a line loop at Étoile, which is still in use. 1900/12/13 Ligne 2 Nord was opened as a short shuttle south-westwards from Porte Dauphine to Étoile. (The latter station was later renamed 'Charles de Gaulle - Étoile'). Porte Dauphine, which was the western terminus, had a line loop of 30m radius. (This Ligne was later renamed to 'Ligne 2' in 1907.) 1902 1902/10/07 Ligne 2 Nord (later renamed Ligne 2) extended eastwards from Étoile to Anvers. (The former station was later renamed 'Charles de Gaulle - Étoile'.) 1903 1903/01/31 Ligne 2 Nord (later renamed 'Ligne 2') extended eastwards from Anvers to Rue de Bagnolet. (The latter station was later renamed 'Alexandre Dumas' in 1970.) 1903/04/02 Ligne 2 Nord(later renamed 'Ligne 2') extended eastwards from Rue de Bagnolet to Nation. (The former station was later renamed 'Alexandre Dumas' in 1970.) Nation was built on a passenger-carrying loop: a single island platform served arriving and departing trains. [Ref.Hardy] 1903/11/06 Ligne 2 Sud was extended southwards for one stop, from Trocadéro to Passy. (The line was later renamed 'Ligne 5', and later still 'Ligne 6'.) 1904 1904/10/19 Ligne 3 opened between Villiers and Pére Lachaise. This was the first Ligne to open after the fire disaster at Couronnes [Ref.Hardy]. Note: Schwandl gives the date as 10th, not the 19th of October. 1905 1905/01/25 Ligne 3 extended eastwards by one stop from Pére Lachaise to Gambetta. 1906 1906/04/24 Ligne 2 Sud was extended southwards and eastwards for fourteen stops, from Passy to Place d'Italie. (The line was later renamed 'Ligne 5', and later still 'Ligne 6'.) 1906/06/02 Ligne 5 opened, along a section comprising four stations, between Place d'Italie and Gare d'Orléans. (The latter station was later renamed 'Gare d'Austerlitz'). Ligne 5 on north bank of the Seine was due to terminate at Pont de Austerlitz, but was diverted during construction to run for a short distance via Quai de la Rapée. It crosses under the Seine to the east of the Austerlitz bridge. 1906/07/14 Ligne 5 extended north-eastwards for one stop (through a tunnel under the River Seine) from Gare d'Orléans to Place Mazas. (The former station was later renamed 'Gare d'Austerlitz', and the latter 'Quai de la Rapée'.) Hardy says that a shuttle service opened to Gare de Lyon (presumably from Place Mazas), but it is unclear where exactly this was. As it existed for only a few months, it might not have appeared on any maps. 1906/08/01 Ligne 5 shuttle service to Gare de Lyon replaced by through service (albeit with trains having to reverse at Place Mazas (later 'Quai de la Rapée') to reach gare de Lyon. 1906/12/17 Ligne 5 was extended northwards for seven stops, from Place Mazas to Lancry. (The stations were later renamed 'Quai de la Rapée' and 'Bonsergent' respectively.) The shuttle service to Gare de Lyon (assumedly from Place Mazas) was abandoned, but the tracks continued to function for non-passenger traffic. 1907 1907 Nord-Sud Ligne A began construction. (This Ligne was later renamed 'Ligne 12'.) 1907/10/14 Ligne 2 Nord was renamed 'Ligne 2'. Ligne 2 Sud was incorporated into Ligne 5 (from Étoile to Place d'Italie). Place d'Italie therefore ceased its former role as joint terminus for Lignes 2 Sud and 5. (This section of Ligne, which had formerly been Ligne 2 Sud, was later renamed again as 'Ligne 6'.) 1907/11/15 Ligne 5 extended northwards for two stops, from Lancry to Gare du Nord. 1908 1908/04/21 Ligne 4 opened (northern section only) between Porte de Clignacourt and Chatelet. A line loop was built at the northern terminus, Porte de Clignacourt. (Ligne 4 was opened in two section because of the difficulty of building the tunnel under the River Seine. 1909 1909/10/30 Ligne 4's southern section opened between Porte d'Orléans and Raspail. A line loop was built at the southern terminus, Porte d'Orléans. 1909/03/01 Ligne 6 opened, comprising ten stations, between Place d'Italie and Nation. (Infrastructure for Ligne 6 had been completed in 1906.) 1910 1910/01/09 Ligne 4's middle section (under the Seine) opened between Raspail and Chatelet, connecting the northern and southern sections. Owing to its construction in sections, Ligne 4 was unusual in having line loops at both termini. 1910/01 Completion of the network as originally conceived 1910/05/23 Ligne 3 extended westwards three stops from Villiers to Péreire. 1910/11/05 Ligne 7 opened, comprising nine stations, northeastward from Opéra to Porte de Villette. Nord-Sud Ligne A opened between Porte de Versailles and Nortre-Dame-Lorette. (This Ligne was later renamed 'Ligne 12'.) Although the two lines opened on the same day, they were not coordinated: the CMP and Nord-Sud were in competition. 1911 1911/01/18 Ligne 7 was extended eastwards for six stops, from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais. (This section was later renamed 'Ligne 7 bis' in 1967.) 1911/02/15 Ligne 3 extended westwards one stop from Péreire to Porte de Champerret. Porte de Champerret had a reversing loop, which was later reduced to two sidings in the 1930s, and later abandoned completely. 1911/02/26 Nord-Sud Ligne B opened, comprising six stations, running northwards from Saint-Lazare to Porte de Saint-Ouen. (Ligne B later renamed Ligne 13.) 1911/04/08 Nord-Sud Ligne A extended to Pigalle. (This Ligne was later renamed 'Ligne 12'.) 1912 1912/01/20 Nord-Sud Ligne B extended with branch running north-eastwards for two stops, from La Fourche to Porte de Clichy. (This Ligne was later renamed Ligne 13.) 1912/10/31 Nord-Sud Ligne A extended to Jules Joffrin. (This Ligne was later renamed 'Ligne 12'.) 1913 1913/07/13 Ligne 8 opened comprising nine stations, running southwards from Opé via La Motte-Picquet Grenelle to Beaugrenelle. (The latter station was later renamed Charles Michels in 1945.) (The southermost section of the Ligne, namely the two stops south from La Motte-Picquet Grenelle to Beaugrenelle, was later transferred to Ligne 10 in 1937.) 1913/09/30 Ligne 8 extended westwards for four stops, from Beaugrenelle to Porte d'Auteuil. (This section of the Ligne was later transferred to Ligne 10 in 1937.) 1914 1914/08/02 Mobilisation for WWI. Lignes 2, 6, and 8 closed completely, along with Ligne 5 between Étoile and Place d'Italie, and the Pré-Saint-Gervais loop. A total of 63 stations were closed. The remaining stations were open only from 07.30 to 19.30 (extended to 07.00 to 20.30 on 1914/08/20). One of the closed stations was Berlin: when it eventually reopened, it was renamed Liége. This station was on Nord-Sud Ligne B (later renamed Ligne 13). Allemagne was renamed Jauré at some point in this year (after a socialist politician who was assassinated that year). 1914/08/20 Relaxation of war-time restrictions: Reopening of the Pré-Saint-Gervais loop. Opening hours of stations extended to: 07.00 to 20.30 on 1914/08/20. 1914/09/01 Relaxation of war-time restrictions: Reopening of Ligne 5 between Étoile and Place d'Italie. 1914/10/18 Relaxation of war-time restrictions: Reopening of some closed stations. 1914/12/01 Relaxation of war-time restrictions: Reopening of remaining closed stations. 1915 1915/01/31 Relaxation of war-time restrictions: Opening hours extended to: 06.00 to 23.00. 1916 1916 Pont d'Austerlitz was renamed Quai de la Rapée. 1916/07/01 Ligne 7 was extended southeastwards, for two stops, from Opéra to Palais Royal. 1916/08/23 Nord-Sud Ligne A extended to Porte de la Chapelle. (This Ligne was later renamed 'Ligne 12'.) 1919 c.1919 Station Alma renamed George V 1920s 1920/05/27 Station renamed: Alma renamed George V (Ligne 1). 1921 Station renamed: Wilhem renamed Église d'Auteuil. (Wilhem was an Alsacian poet, but apparently Parisians thought it suggestive of the German Kaiser.) 1921/11/27 Ligne 3 extended north-eastwards three stops from Gambetta to Porte de Lilas. Ligne 3 had a line loop at the terminus Porte de Lilas. A shuttle opened between Porte des Lilas and Pré-Saint-Gervais. This is shown on some maps, and was sometimes labelled "Navette" rather than having a Ligne number. 1922 First known specimen of CMP-issued map 1922/11/08 Ligne 9 opened, comprising seven stations, northwards from Exelmans to Trocadéro. 1923/05/27 Ligne 9 extended north-eastwards for seven stops, from Trocadéro to Saint Augustin. 1923/06/03 Ligne 9 extended eastwards for one stop, from Saint Augustin to Chaussée d'Antin. 1923/09/29 Ligne 9 extended southwards for one stop, from Exelmans to Porte de Saint-Cloud. 1923/12/30 Ligne 10 opened, comprising seven stations, running south-eastwards from Invalides to Croix Rouge. The latter station (between Sèvres - Babylone and Mabillon) was later closed. (The northern section of this Ligne (from Invalides to Duroc) was later transferred to Ligne 14 [ref. Schwandl], then Ligne 13 in 1937.) 1925/03/10 Ligne 10 was extended eastwards for one stop, from Croix Rouge to Mabillon. 1925/02/14 Ligne 10 was extended eastwards for one stop, to Odéon. 1926/04/16 Ligne 7 was extended south-eastwards for three stops, from Palais Royal to Pont Marie. 1928/06/30 Ligne 8 extended eastwards three stops, from Chaussée d'Antin to Richelieu - Drouot. Ligne 9 extended eastwards one stop, from Opéra to Richelieu - Drouot. 1930s 1930/01/01 Nord-Sud Ligne A: at the terminus Porte de Versailles, a new station was built 100 m south of the original station. (Ligne A later renamed Ligne 12.) 1930/02/15 Ligne 10 was extended southwards for seven stops, from Odéon via Maubert Mutualitié and Place Monge to Place d'Italie. (Most of this section, from Place Monge to Place d'Italie, was later transferred to Ligne 7 in 1931.) [Schwandl ignores this early section of Ligne 10 from Maubert Mutualitié to Place d'Italie. Schwandl agrees that Ligne 10 was extended as far Maubert Mutualitié on 1930/02/15. Schwandl omits the next stop from Maubert Mutualitié to Cardinal Lemoine. There is uncertainty about when and where Cardinal Lemoine was opened. A Taride poster map of December 1930 shows, as under construction, the Ligne 10 branch from Maubert Mutualitié via Cardinal Lemoine to Jussieu. That is consistent with Schwandl. But Leconte's maps of mid-1931 show Cardinal Lemoine as being on the old Ligne 10 route, north of the branch to Jussieu (which opened in April 1931). In fact, a geographic Leconte map (on a base street map) shows Cardinal Lemoine built in a more southerly position than that shown on the Taride map. My best guess is that Cardinal Lemoine was built after 1930/02/15, but on the old Ligne 10 route north of the branch to Jussieu. Schwandl also omits the next line segment from Cardinal Lemoine to Place Monge. This is almost certainly because the section no longer exists in the passenger network and Schwandl's policy is to follow the current Lignes only. Finally, he omits (from the opening on 1930/02/15) the section from Place Monge to Place d'Italie. This was opened as part of Ligne 10 on 1930/02/15, but was transferred to Ligne 7 on 1931/04/26. Schwandl simply states that this section opened as part of Ligne 7 on 1931/04/26 and ignores its prior existence as part of Ligne 10. 1930/03/07 Ligne 10 was extended south-eastwards for four stops, from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy. (This section was later transferred to Ligne 7 in 1931.) [Hardy gives this date as 1930/03/07 on page 16, but 1931/03/07 on page 19. External evidence confirms the former date.] 1930/06/03 Ligne 7 was extended south-eastwards for one stop, from Pont Marie to Sully - Morland, heading toward the river. 1930/12/31 Nord-Sud Company was closed, and its lines were transferred to the CMP: Nord-Sud Ligne A became Ligne 12; Ligne B became Ligne 13; Ligne C (then still in the planning stage) became Ligne 14. 1931/04/26 Ligne 7 was extended southwards for two stops, from Sully Morland to Place Monge, through a tunnel under the River Seine. The old section of Ligne 10, running southwards for eight stops, from Cardinal Lemoine via Place Monge to Porte de Choisy was transferred to Ligne 7 (joining up with the new southward extension of Ligne 7 to Place Monge). The fate of the redundant one-stop section from Cardinal Lemoine to Place Monge is not stated by Hardy or Schwandl, but it is visible in Guilmin's map of 1931 and has disappeared from later maps. At its new southern terminus, Ligne 7 was extended one stop, from Porte de Choisy to Porte d'Ivry at the city limit. 1931/05/05 Ligne extension: Ligne 8 extended from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. (In time to serve the Colonial Exhibition, which opened the next day.) Station renamed: Reuilly renamed Reuilly-Diderot 1931/05/17 Ligne 5 was temporarily curtailed to run between Place d'Italie and Gare du Nord during the Colonial Exhibition. Ligne 6 was temporarily extended eastwards for eighteen stops, from Place d'Italie to Étoile, taking over the omitted section of Ligne 5. Note: this temporary extension of Ligne 6 adumbrated its eventual permanent extension in 1942. 1931/05/20 Station renamed: Champs-Élysées renamed Champs-Élysées - Clémenceau (Ligne 1). 1931/08/25 Marcadet (Ligne 4) and Poissonniers (Ligne 12) combined to form Marcadet - Poissoniers. 1931/12/06 Lignes 5 and 6 resumed normal service after the Colonial Exhibition. 1933/12/10 Ligne 9 extended eastwards fourteen stops, from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. 1934 Ligne 14 begins construction. (Previously planned as Nord-Sud Ligne C.) 1934/02/03 Ligne 9 extended southwards for three stops, from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Port de Sèvres. This was the first Metro extension beyond the city limits. 1934/03/24 Ligne 1 extended eastwards beyond the city boundary from Porte de Vincennes to Chateau de Vincennes. Ligne 12 extended from Porte de Versailles to Mairie d'Issy. 1935/04/28 Ligne 11 opened between Chatelet and Porte des Lilas. 1936/11/15 New platforms come into service on Ligne 1 at station Port Mailliot. This is in anticipation of the westward extension of line 1 (which opened five months later). The extension line descended below the existing loop line, and the new station at Port Maillot was built a short distance to the west. 1937/01/21 Ligne 14 opened running northwards from Porte de Vanves to Avenue de Mairie. (The latter station was later renamed Bienvenue in 1942, and later still Montparnasse - Bienvenue.) (This whole Ligne was later transferred to 'Ligne 13'.) 1937/02/17 Ligne 11 extended eastwards by one stop, from Porte des Lilas to Mairie des Lilas (beyond the city limits). 1937/04/29 Ligne 1 extended westwards from Porte Maillot to Pont de Neuilly. Porte Maillot was rebuilt as a new, non-terminus station. [Ref. Schwandl] 1937/07/27 Ligne 8 was extended southwards for five stops from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard. Ligne 10 was extended north-eastwards for two stops, on a branch from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle. Ligne 14 was extended northwards from Avenue de Mairie to Duroc. (The former station was later renamed Bienvenue in 1942, and later still Montparnasse - Bienvenue.) (The whole of Ligne 14 was later transferred to Ligne 13.) Ligne 8: the section running westwards from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Porte d'Auteuil was transferred to Ligne 10. Ligne 10: the section running southwards from Invalides to Duroc was transferred to Ligne 14, meeting the new extension of Ligne 14 at Duroc. (The whole of Ligne 14 was later transferred to Ligne 13.) 1937/09/24 Ligne 3 extended westwards three stops from Porte de Champerret to Pont de Levallois. (The latter station was later renamed 'Pont de Levallois Bécon' [Ref.Schwandl & RATP map].) 1937/10/14 Ligne 9 extended eastwards for three stops, from Porte de Montreuil to Mairie de Montreuil. 1939/07/12 Ligne 10 extended south-eastwards for one stop, from Jussieu to Gare d'Austerlitz. 1939/09/03 Outbreak of WWII. Permanent closure (to passenger traffic) of the shuttle between Porte des Lilas and Pré-Saint-Gervais. Temporary closure of lines 2, 6, 11, 14, and many stations on the other lines, leaving only 85 stations open. Some complete line closures, plus several sectional closures. At this time, three line extensions had already been started: lines 5, 7, and 8. Two of these (5 & 8) came to completion in October 1942, and the third (line 7) opened in May 1946. The precise impact of the war on those extensions is not clear. 1939/11 Most of the Metro network has reopened. The overground sections of Metro lines remain closed owing to the danger of aerial bombardment. 1940s 1940/02 At this time, 196 stations were open. 1940/06/13 Nazi occupation of Paris begins (and lasts until 1944/08/24). The Metro continues running, but initially at a reduced service as a large proportion of the population of Paris has fled in anticipation of the arrival of the Nazis. At some point in the occupation, the following rules are introduced. An 11 pm curfew, The need to catch the last Metro of the evening provides the title for Truffaut's film, "The Last Metro". Petrol is requisitioned by the German army, and private cars are banned -- increasing reliance on public transport especially the Metro. Later on in the war, the supply of coal was restricted, which led to cuts in the availability of electric power. Consequently escalators were switched off, lighting was reduced and some stations were closed again. 1940/07/15 At this time, the whole network is open. 1942 Interchange amalgamations: Montparnasse (Lignes 4 & 12) and Bienvenue (Lignes 6 & 14) unified as Montparnasse - Bienvenue. Marboeuf and Rond Point unified as Marbouef - Rond Point des Champs de Élysée (later renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1946) Another pair, later renamed Stalingrad in 1946. 1942/01/01 The CMP recovered the network of buses. The STCRP ceased existing. 1942/07 Jews are allowed to travel only in the last carriage of a Metro train. 1942/10/05 Ligne 8 extended south-eastwards from Porte de Charenton to Charenton - Écoles. 1942/10/06 Interchanges: Marbeuf (Ligne 1) and Rond Pont des Champs-Élysées (Ligne 9) are combined into Marbeuf - Rond Point des Champs-Élysées. Aubervilliers (Ligne 2) and Boulevard de la Villette (Ligne 7) are combined into Aubervilliers - Boulevard de la Villette. Montparnasse (Lignes 4 & 12) and Bienvenue (Lignes 6 & 13) are combined into Montparnasse - Bienvenue. Ligne 5 had new platforms opened at Gare du Nord in readiness for extension. 1942/10/12 Ligne 5 extended northwards for six stops, from Gare du Nord to Église de Pantin (outside the city limits). This had been under construction in 1939 but the opening was delayed by WWII. The long section of Ligne 5, comprising eighteen stations, between Place d'Italie and Étoile was transferred to Ligne 6. 1944/04-07 War impact: 1944.04.21: Allied bombardment severely damaged the Metro workshops at the terminus of Ligne 13 at Saint-Ouen. See photograph on Amtuir site. 1944.04.21: Port de la Chapelle station also hit by Allied bombardment. 1944.04.nn: Allied bombardment makes a direct hit on Billancourt station in Ligne 8. 1944.05.12: German authorities close Ligne 11 in order to install military workshops. Amtuir has a photograph of Porte des Lilas under this change of use.. 1944.07.23: Metro ceases Sunday services, owing to electrical power cuts. 1944.08.07: Metro suffers restricted hours of operation, owing to electrical power cuts: weekdays 6:00 to 11:00 and 15:00 to 22:00 hours; and saturdays 6:00 to 13:00. 1944.08.12: Metro closed down completely at 13:00 until further notice (according to Amtuir web site). (In fact, it reopened on 11th September.) 1944.08.15: Railway and Metro workers begin all-out strike. I'm not sure how this fits in with the Amtuir statement that the Metro had already closed on 12th August. 1944.08.16: Sceaux Ligne closed down until further notice (according to Amtuir web site). (In fact, it reopened on 7th September.) 1944.08.18: General mobilisation of Resistance, Street fighting continues until defeat of Nazis on 24th August. Bastille Metro station is used as a Red Cross hospital. 1944.08.24 Nazi occupation of Paris ends on the night of 24th/25th August. (It began on 13th June 1940.) 1944.09.07: Sceaux Ligne reopens. 1944.09.11: Most of the Metro system reopened (after its closure on 12th August), but it remained closed on Saturday afternoons and Sundays (until 1st October). Ligne 11 remained closed 1944.10.01: Metro system resumes operating on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Ligne 11 remains closed. 1945/03/05 Ligne 11 reopens. 1945/05/08 VE Day: end of the war in Europe. 1946/08/19 Station renamed: Combat renamed Colonel Fabien (Ligne 2) 1946/10/15 Station renamed: Petits Ménages renamed Corentin Celton (Ligne 12) 1945/end 72 stations still remained closed. 1946/01/27 Station renamed: Marcadet - Balagny renamed Guy Moquet (Ligne 13) 1946/02/10 Stations renamed: Boulevard de la Villette renamed Stalingrad (Ligne 2) Pont de Flandre renamed Corentin Cariou (Ligne 7) Lancry renamed Jacques Bonsergent (Ligne 5) 1946/05/01 Ligne 7 extended southwards for two stops, from Porte d'Ivry to Mairie d'Ivry. [NB Schwandl gives this date as 1945/05/01. Who's right?] Station renamed: Vallier renamed Louise Michel (Ligne 3) 1946/05/11 Station renamed: Torcy renamed Marx-Dormoy (Ligne 12) 1946/10/30 Station renamed: Marbeuf - Rond-Point Champs-Élysées renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt (Ligne 1) 1946/end 29 stations remained closed. 1947/end 16 stations remained closed. 1948/05/25 Station renamed: Obligado renamed Argentine (Ligne 1) 1948/06/18 Station renamed: Quai de Grenelle renamed Bir-Hakim (Ligne 6) 1950s 1951/end 9 stations remained closed: Arsenal (Ligne 5), Champ de Mars (8), Cluny (10), Rennes (12), Croix Rouge (10), Liége (13), Bel-Air (6), Saint-Martin (8 & 9), and Varenne (14). 1952/06/30 Ligne 13 extended northwards for two stops, from Porte de Saint-Ouen to Carrefour Pleyel. 1952/04/13 The public were allowed to use the experimental train shuttle from Porte des Lilas and Pré-Saint-Gervais between 13.30 and 19.30. 1960s 1962/12/24 Varenne reopened. 1963/01/07 Bel-Air reopened. 1967/06/29 RATP decided not to reopen stations Arsenal, Champ de Mars, Cluny, Croix Rouge, Saint-Martin. Decision on Cluny later reversed. 1967/12/03 Ligne 7 reorganised: the northern branch to Pré-Saint-gervais became a self-contained Ligne 7 bis. 1968/05/20 Liége reopened. 1968/09/16 Rennes reopened. 1970s 1970 Ligne 2: station Rue de Bagnolet renamed Alexandre Dumas. Lignes 1,2,6: station Étoile renamed Charles de Gaulle - Étoile 1970/09/19 Ligne 8 extended from Charenton - ÉColes to Maisons-Alfort - Stade. 1971/03/27 Ligne 3 reorganisation: the section from Gambetta to Porte de Lilas became a self-contained branch (renamed 'Ligne 3 bis'); 1971/04/02 Ligne 3 reorganisation: Ligne 3 was extended eastwards for two stops, from Gambetta to Gallieni. This employed new through platforms at Gambetta, which were built just west of the existing station. The old island platform of Gambetta became the terminus for 3bis, while the old arrival platforms at Gambetta were demolished. 1972/04/27 Ligne 8 was extended from Maisons-Alfort - Stade to Maisons-Alfort - Les Juilliottes. 1973/06/27 Ligne 13 was extended one stop south-eastwards, from Saint-Lazare to Miromesnil. 1973/09/26 Ligne 8 was extended from Maisons-Alfort - Les Juilliottes to Créteil - lEchat. 1974/09/10 Ligne 8 was extended from Créteil - lEchat to Créteil - Préfecture. 1975/02/18 Ligne 13 was extended southwards one stop, from Miromesnil to Champs-Élysée - Clemenceau. 1976/11/06 Ligne 13 was extended southwards for one stop (through a tunnel under ther River Seine), from Champs-Élysée - Clemenceau to Invalides. The whole of Ligne 14 (running southwards from Invalides to Porte de Vanves) was transferred into Ligne 13. The new Ligne 13 was extend southwards for three stops, from Porte de Vanves to Chatillon-Montrouge [ref.Schwandl] 1977 RER Ligne A was opened. 1977/10/03 Ligne 4 was moved 30 m eastwards at the station Les Halles, to make an easier interchange with the RER complex that was thereupon named 'Chatelet - Les Halles'. 1979/10/04 Ligne 7 was extended northwards for two stops, from Porte de Villette to Fort d'Aubervilles. 1980s 1980/05/09 Ligne 13 was extended north-eastwards for two stops, from Porte de Clichy to Gabriel Péri (Asniéres - Gennevilliers). The line loop at the former terminus at Porte de Clichy was retained for non-passenger use. 1980/10/03 Ligne 10 was extended westwards for one stop, from Porte d'Autueil to Boulogne - Jean Jaurès. 1981/10/02 Ligne 10 was extended westwards for one stop, from Boulogne - Jean Jaurès to Boulogne - Pont de Saint Cloud. 1982/12/10 Ligne 7 extended southwards for one stop on a new branch, from Maison Blanche to Le Kremlin-Bicetre. 1985/02/28 Ligne 7 was extended southwards for three stops along the western branch, from Le Kremlin-Bicetre to the new terminus Villejuif - Louis Aragon. 1985/04/25 Ligne 5 was extended north-eastwards for two stops, from Église de Pantin to Bobigny - Pablo Picasso. 1986 Ligne 9: Nation was renamed 'Nation - Place des Antilles'. 1987/05/06 Ligne 7 extended northwards for one stop, from Fort d'Aubervilliers to La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945. 1988/02/17 Cluny renamed Cluny - La Sorbonne and reopened. 1988/04 New maintenance depot built for Ligne 5. 1989/05/20 Ligne 1,7: Palais Royal renamed Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre. Ligne 1: Louvre renamed Louvre - Rivoli Ligne 12: Chambre des Députés renamed Assemblée Nationale Ligne 5: Porte de Pantin renamed Porte de Pantin - Parc de la Villette Ligne 7: Porte de la Villette renamed Porte de la Villette - Cité de la Sciences et de l'Industrie Ligne 7,9: Chaussée d'Antin renamed Chaussée d'Antin La Fayette Ligne 7 Pont Neuf renamed Pont Neuf - La Monnaie 1989/02/07 The new Ligne 14 (Météor) announced, between Maison-Blanche and Saint-Lazare. 1990s 1992 The new Ligne 14 (Météor) began construction between Madeleine and Tolbiac - Masséna. (The latter station was later renamed Bibliotheque - Francois Mitterrand in 1998.) 1992/04/01 Ligne 1 extended westwards from Pont de Neuilly to La Défense. (This station was already served by the RER line.) The station changed its name to 'Grande Arche de La Défense' at this time. Nevertheless, the station is referred to as 'La Défense - Grand Arche' in trains [Ref.Hardy]. 1998 Station Rue Montmartre renamed Grands Boulevards. 1998/05/25 Ligne 13 was extended north-eastwards for three stops, from Carrefour-Pleyel to St.Denis Université 1998/10/15 New Ligne 14 opened (formerly called Météor = Métro Est Ouest Rapide) running north-westwards from Bibliotheque - Francois Mitterrand to Madeleine. Work began on an extension from Madeleine to Saint-Lazare. 1999/07 RER Ligne E opened between St. Lazare and Magenta. 2000/12/03 RER Ligne C: opened station Bibliothéque François Mitterrand, to provide an interchange with Ligne 14. Replaced the former Masséna station. 2003/12/16 Ligne 14 was extended northwards from Madeleine to Saint-Lazare. 2007/06/26 Ligne extension: Ligne 14 extended southwards from Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand to Olympiades. 2008 Ligne 13: scheduled completion of extension north-eastwards from Gabriel Péri Asnières-Gennevilliers to Les Agnettes and Les Courtilles; a third station, Port de Gennevilliers, could be added later. 2010 Ligne 8: scheduled completion of extension for one stop, from Créteil - Préfecture to Créteil - Parc des Sports. 2011 Ligne 4: scheduled completion of extension southwards for one stop, from Porte d'Orléans to Mairie de Montrouge 2012 Ligne 12: scheduled completion of extension for three stops, from Porte de La Chapelle via Proudhon-Gardinoux and Pont de Stains to Mairie d'Aubervilliers.