Porte de Charenton station

Porte de Charenton is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

History
The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot for the Paris Colonial Exposition, held in the nearby Bois de Vincennes. It was the southeastern terminus of the line until its extension to Charenton–Écoles on 5 October 1942. It is named after the Porte de Charenton, a gate in the 19th-century Thiers wall of Paris on the road to Charenton-le-Pont.

An interchange with Île-de-France tramway Line 3a opened on 15 December 2012.

The nearby Pelouse de Reuilly (part of the Bois de Vincennes) is the location of the Foire du Trône funfair in April and May.

Access
The station has four access points. The first two, at the south-west end of the quays, lead: The last two, at the north-east end of the quays, allowing access to the Reuilly lawn, lead: at Boulevard Poniatowski on the even number side, near the corner with Place du Cardinal-Lavigerie; at 59, boulevard Poniatowski. These two old emergency exits were renovated and put into service in 2020 [ref. necessary].
 * at 68, boulevard Poniatowski, alongside the Léo-Lagrange stadium;
 * at 25, boulevard Poniatowski.

Platforms
Porte de Charenton is a station with a particular configuration. Due to its former status as a terminus, it has four tracks and two platforms, each of them being framed by two tracks. This rare arrangement can also be observed at Porte de Montreuil station. Trains usually serve the station via the side tracks. The central tracks only serve as a depot or in the event of an exceptional termination. These platforms are fitted out in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange light canopies, benches treated with brown flat tiles and orange Motte seats. These arrangements are combined with the flat white ceramic tiles which cover the walls and the particularly wide vault. The advertising frames are metal and the name of the station is written in capital letters on enameled plaques.

Other connections
The station is served by lines 77, 87 and 111 of the RATP Bus Network and at night, by line N35 of the Noctilien network.

Since 15 December 2012, it is also served by the T3a tramway after its extension from Porte d'Ivry.