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Ligne 6 in 1971
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Barbès – Rochechouart, 1970s |
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| Ligne 6, 1961 |
Opened: 19 July 1900
First line: from Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot (now line number 1).
Engineer in charge of construction: Fulgence Bienvenüe
Architect responsible for the Art Nouveau entrances: Hector Guimard
System length: 214 km of track
Number of lines: 15
Stations: 368 (not including RER stations)
Average distance between stations: 562 metres
Number of interchange stations: 87
Maximum distance from any building to a Métro station: 500 metres
Number of train cars: approximately 3,500
Average speed: 20 km/h
Maximum speed: 70 km/h
Track gauge: 1435 mm
Power supply: 750 Volts DC, third rail (guide bar on the 5 rubber tyred lines)
Number of passengers: approximately 6 million per day.
Number of employees: approximately 15,000
Unlike most SNCF lines, there is right hand running on double track.
For more, see earlier posts, and this webpage
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