Paris Métro Line 3bis

Paris Métro Line 3bis (French: Ligne 3 bis du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Gambetta and Porte des Lilas in the 20th arrondissement in the east of Paris. With a length of 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) and four stations, the line is the shortest in the network. It is also the least used line, with just over 1.6 million passengers in 2003, behind Line 7bis's 3.5 million.

Line 3bis
Porte des Lilas, the line's northern terminus
Overview
LocaleParis
TerminiGambetta
Porte des Lilas
Connecting lines
Stations4
Service
SystemParis Métro
Operator(s)RATP
Rolling stockMF 67
(6 trains as of 31 October 2010)
Ridership1,680,539 (avg. per year)
16th/16 (2003)
History
Opened27 March 1971 (27 March 1971)
Technical
Line length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Conduction systemConductor
Average inter-station distance433 m (1,421 ft)
Route map
to Botzaris
Danube
 Place des Fêtes
Pré-Saint-Gervais
Haxo
Porte des Lilas
•
Saint-Fargeau
 Pelleport
 Gambetta

The line was constructed during the 1910s as an extension to Line 3, but the two were disconnected in 1971. From then on Line 3bis was operated separately. At the same time Line 3 was extended to Gallieni. As of 2010, six MF 67 trains, each composed of three cars, run on the line.

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