Paris Métro Line 3

Line 3
A view of Opéra, just south of the Palais Garnier
Overview
LocaleLevallois-Perret, Paris, Bagnolet
TerminiPont de Levallois–Bécon
Gallieni
Connecting lines


Stations25
Service
SystemParis Métro
Operator(s)RATP
Rolling stockMF 67 (47 trains as of 31 July 2023)
Ridership101.4 million including Line 3bis (avg. per year)
10th/16 (2017)
History
Opened19 October 1904 (19 October 1904)
Technical
Line length11.665 km (7.248 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Conduction systemConductor (OCTYS)
Average inter-station distance486 m (1,594 ft)
Route map

proposed extension
proposed extension
Bécon-les-Bruyères
 
Pont de Levallois–Bécon
Anatole France
Louise Michel
Porte de Champerret
Pereire
Wagram
Malesherbes
Villiers/Van Dick sidings
Villiers
Europe
Saint-Lazare
Havre–Caumartin
Opéra
Quatre-Septembre
Bourse
Sentier
Réaumur–Sébastopol
Arts et Métiers
Temple
République
Parmentier
Rue Saint-Maur
Père Lachaise
Gambetta
Saint-Fargeau shops
Porte de Bagnolet
Gallieni

Paris Métro Line 3 (French: Ligne 3 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen currently open lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Pont de Levallois–Bécon station in the near northwestern suburban city of Levallois-Perret to Gallieni, in the eastern suburban city of Bagnolet. After opening as the network's third line in 1904, it was subject to several extensions, including the major restructuring occurring of1971, where the line switched its easternmost section from Porte des Lilas to Gallieni, the abandoned section becoming Line 3bis.

With a length of 11.7 km (7 mi), Line 3 crosses Paris from west to east completely on the Rive Droite, serving the residential areas of the 17th arrondissement, the Gare Saint-Lazare, important stores and shopping centres, the Opéra Garnier, the former Parisian stock exchange house, the Place de la République, and the Père Lachaise graveyard. In 2017, it carried 101.4 million riders, making it the tenth busiest line of the Métro network.