Paris Métro

rapid transport system of Paris, France
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Summary

Paris Métro is a rapid transit[1]. It draws 8,097 Wikipedia views per month (rapid transit category, ranking #54 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Paris[3]
  • Country: France[4]
  • Commissioned by: Île-de-France Mobilités[5]
  • Owned by: RATP[6], Île-de-France Mobilités[7]
  • Operator: RATP[8]
  • Part of: Île-de-France Mobilités[9]
  • Commons category: Paris Metro[10]
  • Has part(s): Paris Métro Line 1[11], Paris Métro Line 2[12], Paris Métro Line 3[13], Paris Métro Line 3bis[14], Paris Métro Line 4[15], Paris Métro Line 5[16], Paris Métro Line 6[17], Paris Métro Line 7[18], Paris Métro Line 7bis[19], Paris Métro Line 8[20], Paris Métro Line 9[21], Paris Métro Line 10[22], Paris Métro Line 11[23], Paris Métro Line 12[24]
  • Inception: July 19, 1900[25]
  • Service entry: 1900[26]
  • Official website: http://www.ratp.info/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Paris Métro[28]
  • Type of electrification: 750 V DC railway electrification[29]
  • Commons gallery: Paris Metro[30]
  • Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[31]
  • Topic has template: Template:Metro of Paris[32]
  • Official name: Métro de Paris[33]
  • Date of official opening: July 19, 1900[34]
  • Length: 219.9 km[35]
  • History of topic: history of Paris Metro[36]
  • Uses: color code[37]
  • Has list: list of stations of the Paris Métro[38], Liste des stations du métro parisien ayant changé de nom[39]
  • Has part(s) of the class: metro station[40], rapid transit line[41]
  • Vehicle normally used: Paris Métro rolling stock[42]
  • Patronage: 1,518,600,000[43], 1,559,500,000[44], 1,520,000,000[45]

Why It Matters

Paris Métro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Fabsss · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.ratp.info/
    Image → Métro Ligne 6 sur le Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Avril 2014.jpg
    Has part(s) of the class → metro station, rapid transit line
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Pont de Bir-Hakeim, may 2025.jpg"
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