Porte de Champerret (Paris Metro)
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Porte de Champerret is a station on Paris Métro Line 3
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The station is named after the Porte de Champerret, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers Wall
of Paris on the way to the hamlet of Champerret, which was merged with the commune of Levallois-Perret
in 1867. The station was opened on 15 February 1911, when the line was extended from Pereire
and was the western terminus of the line until its extension to Pont de Levallois – Bécon
on 24 September 1937.
Paris Metro Line 3
Line 3 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system in Paris, France. Connecting Pont de Levallois - Bécon station in the near western suburbs to Gallieni in the east, the location of Paris' international bus station...
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The station is named after the Porte de Champerret, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers Wall
Thiers wall
The Thiers wall was the last of the defensive walls of Paris. It was an enclosure constructed between 1841 and 1844 under a law enacted by the government of the French prime minister, Adolphe Thiers. It covered , along the 'boulevards des Maréchaux' of today...
of Paris on the way to the hamlet of Champerret, which was merged with the commune of Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret and Village Levallois , and which resulted in the incorporation of the...
in 1867. The station was opened on 15 February 1911, when the line was extended from Pereire
Pereire (Paris Metro)
-History:Pereire was opened on 23 May 1910 when the line was extended from Villiers. The station is named after the Boulevard Pereire and the Place du Maréchal Juin. The Péreire brothers, Émile Péreire and his brother Isaac , created the Crédit Immobilier bank in 1852. They established railroad...
and was the western terminus of the line until its extension to Pont de Levallois – Bécon
Pont de Levallois - Bécon (Paris Metro)
Pont de Levallois – Bécon is a station of the Paris Métro, the western terminus of Line 3, located in the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was opened on 24 September 1937 when the line was extended from Porte de Champerret....
on 24 September 1937.