Paris Métro construction and extensions (1898–1939)

1. Paris approves Bienvenüe Métro network plan

   Apr 20, 1896Labels: Fulgence Bienven, Paris City, M tro

   • Line 1
   • Paris M tro

2. First six Métro lines declared public utility

   Mar 30, 1898Labels: French State, Public Utility, M tro

   • Line 1
   • Paris M tro

3. Construction begins on the first Métro line

   Nov 1, 1898Labels: Line 1, cut-and-cover, construction start

   • Paris M tro
   • Line 1

4. Line 1 opens for the 1900 World’s Fair

   Jul 19, 1900Labels: Line 1, 1900 Exposition, Porte de

   • Line 1
   • Paris M tro

5. Line 2 begins forming a northern semicircle

   Dec 13, 1900Labels: Line 2, Right Bank, northern semicircle

   • Line 2
   • Paris M tro

6. Couronnes fire drives major safety improvements

   Aug 10, 1903Labels: Couronnes fire, Line 2, safety reforms

   • Line 2

7. Line 3 opens as a second east–west trunk

   Oct 19, 1904Labels: Line 3, Villiers P, east west

   • Line 3
   • Line 3 history

8. Line 5 opens with the Austerlitz Seine viaduct

   Jun 2, 1906Labels: Line 5, Austerlitz viaduct, Place d'Italie

   • Line 5
   • Austerlitz

9. Line 4 opens north section and heads for river crossing

   Apr 21, 1908Labels: Line 4, Ch telet, north south

   • Line 4
   • RATP Line 4

10. Line 4 completes the first under-Seine connection

    Jan 9, 1910Labels: Line 4, under Seine, Ch telet

    • Line 4
    • RATP Line 4

11. Nord-Sud competitor opens what becomes Line 12

    Nov 5, 1910Labels: Nord Sud, Line 12, Line A

    • Line 12
    • Paris M tro

12. Nord-Sud opens what becomes Line 13 (initial section)

    Feb 26, 1911Labels: Nord Sud, Line 13, Line B

    • Line 13

13. Line 3 reaches Porte des Lilas and adds a shuttle

    Nov 27, 1921Labels: Line 3, Porte des, shuttle link

    • Line 3 history
    • Porte Lilas

14. Line 9 opens, beginning major interwar expansion

    Nov 8, 1922Labels: Line 9, Exelmans Trocad, interwar expansion

    • Line 9
    • RATP Line 9

15. Line 1 extends east to Château de Vincennes

    Mar 24, 1934Labels: Line 1, Ch teau, suburban extension

    • Line 1
    • Ch Vincennes

16. Line 11 opens from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas

    Apr 28, 1935Labels: Line 11, Ch telet, Porte des

    • Line 11
    • Porte Lilas

17. Paris’s “old Line 14” opens (Nord-Sud Line C)

    Jan 21, 1937Labels: Old Line, Nord Sud, Bienven e

    • Line 13
    • Paris M tro

18. Line 1 extends west to Pont de Neuilly

    Apr 29, 1937Labels: Line 1, Pont de, westward extension

    • Line 1

19. World War II disrupts service and halts expansions

    Sep 2, 1939Labels: World War, service reductions, Porte des

    • Porte Lilas
    • Line 3bis