Have you ever seen a metro go through the washing machine? Under our feet, between Nation and the maintenance workshops on line 2, our trains are regularly sprayed to keep them clean!
The capital doesn't have a monopoly on Guimard metro kiosks, as seven of them have surprisingly found their way far from the capital, as part of artistic exchanges. Discover their locations around the world!
Paris-Saint-Germain fans wouldn't have minded a metro station just a stone's throw from the Parc des Princes. But for security reasons, Porte Molitor never opened and is now one of Paris's ghost stations!
Today, the surveillance of a metro station takes place out of sight. But until the 1970s, there was a stationmaster's office on the platform! Rare remnants of this feature can still be found at Sèvres-Babylone and Liège stations!
If you squint your eyes as you pass between Strasbourg-Saint-Denis and République stations, you might see the ghostly station of Saint-Martin, the largest of the 12 abandoned stops on the Paris metro!
Located on line 10 of the Paris metro, Cluny - La Sorbonne was a notorious ghost station for almost 50 years. But do you know why this station finally reopened in 1988? We tell you!
Parisian metro entrances come and go, but they're never the same! While you're undoubtedly familiar with the famous Guimard entrances, have you ever passed through one of these unusual and artistic stations?
Who hasn't got lost in the Châtelet-Les Halles metro station? You've got a good excuse, because this underground station is the biggest in Europe, and even in the world - a real labyrinth!
The Paris metro is so vast that many hidden connections are concealed throughout the network. And the longest connection isn't even indicated in the metro, at Saint-Augustin station on line 9!
Paris metro stations hide some amazing features that you'd never suspect when you take the train. Find out which metro station is the highest, the deepest or the least crowded!
Numerous videos showing the flooding of metro stations were posted on social networks during the heavy storms of August 16, 2022. But do you know how this water is evacuated?
If you regularly use Parisian public transport, you've probably already noticed that the metro and RER don't run in the same direction. But do you know why?
