Porte d'Auteuil station

Porte d'Auteuil (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt dotœj]) is a métro station serving Line 10 (westbound only). It is situated in the 16th arrondissement.

Porte d'Auteuil
Paris Métro station
MF 67 rolling stock at Porte d'Auteuil. Left track is for regular traffic (toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud), central track is a connection with Line 9 to Porte de Saint-Cloud via Ateliers d'Auteuil or Porte Molitor ; it's also used for direction to Gare d'Austerlitz via Michel-Ange – Molitor ; first train and during rush hours, trains will ride the turn-around track (nicknamed: Boucle d'Auteuil), third track is unused.
General information
Location	16th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′53″N 2°15′32″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	30 September 1913 (1913-09-30)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Boulogne–Jean Jaurès towards Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud Line 10 Westbound only Michel-Ange–Auteuil One-way operation
Location Porte d'Auteuil Location within Paris

History

The station opened on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of line 8 from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels). On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and the section of line 8 between La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and Porte d'Auteuil, including Porte d'Auteuil was transferred to line 10. Prior to 3 October 1980, when the line was extended to Boulogne - Jean Jaurès, trains ran on to Michel-Ange - Molitor to return to the east. The station is named after the Porte d'Auteuil, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris, which was located in the district of Auteuil, which was mostly incorporated in the 16th arrondissement in 1860, with the remainder absorbed into the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.

Boucle d'Auteuil

Before the extension to Boulogne, all the trains ended at Porte d'Auteuil. After the extension to Boulogne happened during the 1980s, Porte d'Auteuil become a way station and all the trains are now running to Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud. However, some trains still continuing running the Boucle d'Auteuil into Gare d'Austerlitz (see the video below). This phenomenon only happens during the first service, rush hours or if an incident or maintenance happens towards Boulogne.

In some rare cases, some trains can be added towards Gare d'Austerlitz during sport events at Parc des Princes, Stade Jean-Bouin or during Roland-Garros. The ghost station, Porte Molitor was originally intended for the Parc des Princes, and possibly for the Stade Jean-Bouin and Roland-Garros later, but the project was abandoned for security reasons, the ghost station is now serving for trains storage.

Station layout

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Line 10 platform	Westbound	← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Boulogne – Jean Jaurès) (No service from eastbound: Michel-Ange – Auteuil) (No service southbound: Porte Molitor) (No service eastbound: Michel-Ange – Molitor) (No service from northbound: Jasmin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Westbound	← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Boulogne – Jean Jaurès) or Gare d'Austerlitz (Michel-Ange – Molitor) (No service from eastbound: Michel-Ange – Auteuil) (No service southbound: Porte Molitor) (No service outbound: Porte de Saint-Cloud)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Westbound	← No regular service (No service from eastbound: Michel-Ange – Auteuil) (No service eastbound: Michel-Ange – Molitor)

Tourism

• Stade Roland Garros, home to the French Open tennis tournament.
• Parc des Princes
• Stade Jean-Bouin
• Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
• Auteuil Hippodrome
• Bois de Boulogne

Gallery

• 
  Street-level entrance at Porte d'Auteuil
• 
  Porte d'Auteuil c. 1970
• 
  May 1, 1920
• 
  A MF 67 parked at Porte d'Auteuil.
• 
  Sprague-Thomson during the 100th birthday of the Line 10 in December 2023
• MF 67 running the Boucle d'Auteuil

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.