Paris Metro Line 4
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Line 4 is one of the sixteen currently opened lines of the Paris Métro, as well as one of its three fully automated lines. It connects Porte de Clignancourt in the north of Paris, to Bagneux-Lucie Aub
MP 14 at Cité station.
Original abandoned route (black) and built route (red) of Line 4 through the île de la Cité.
Postcard explaining the construction of the crossing under the Seine by the use of pressurised sunken caissons
Sinking of a caisson in the narrow (southern) stream of the Seine in 1906
MP 89
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The MP 89 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Metro. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types were built by Alstom for service on Lines 4 and 14, and began service on Lin
Paris Metro Line 4
…after 45 years (with some being in service for 50 years), yet remained another 12 years on in service on Line 11. On Line 4, they were replaced by the MP 89 CC stock transferred from Line 1, right after its automation. In 2013, Line 4 was extended for the first time since its initial construction, into the…
MP 89 CA (left) and MP 89 CC (right) at Cité on Line 4.
Interior of MP 89 train
Bogie from an MP 89 Paris Metro rolling stock showing the two special wheelsets
MP 89CC #46 at the St. Ouen shops