Line 13 · Paris

Line 13 combines two former lines: the Nord-Sud company's line B, which opened between Saint-Lazare, La Fourche and Porte de Saint-Ouen on February 26, 1911 and reached Porte de Clichy in 1912, and a southern line to Châtillon. The two were joined in 1976 into a single north-south line. It was extended north to Gabriel Péri in 1980 and to Saint-Denis - Université on May 25, 1998. North of La Fourche the line splits into two branches, toward Saint-Denis - Université and toward Asnières - Gennevilliers - Les Courtilles; the typing route follows the Saint-Denis branch.

At a glance

Stations: 26
From: Saint-Denis - Université
To: Châtillon-Montrouge
Interchanges: 8
Difficulty: Lv 4 of 7
Keystrokes: ~406

Line 13 runs from Saint-Denis - Université to Châtillon-Montrouge, 26 stops in the order you type them. Branches of the real line are drawn on the game map but are not part of the typing route. Measured in straight lines between the station coordinates, the run is about 17.8 km, an average of 710 m between stops. The longest gap is Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris to Carrefour Pleyel, about 1.6 km, and the shortest is La Fourche to Place de Clichy, about 390 m. The real track is a little longer than these straight lines.

Typing every station name once takes about 406 keystrokes, which is difficulty level 4 of 7 among Paris's lines. The level only compares lines within one city, so use the keystroke count to compare across cities. At the Saint-Denis - Université end the game shows The Legion of Honour school, and at the Châtillon-Montrouge end, Notre-Dame-du-Calvaire church.

You can change to 10 other lines: Line 14, Line 2, Line 3, Line 12, Line 9, Line 1, Line 8, Line 10, Line 4, Line 6. The busiest interchange is Saint-Lazare, where 3 other lines meet this one. The interchange stations are Mairie de Saint-Ouen, Place de Clichy, Saint-Lazare, Miromesnil, Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau, Invalides, Duroc, Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.

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Along the way

The game shows a nearby place at each station. Some of the ones on Line 13:

The Legion of Honour school at Saint-Denis - Université. The Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, in Saint-Denis.Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Porte de Paris lock at Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris. The Porte de Paris lock, on the Canal Saint-Denis.Photo: Claude villetaneuse · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine town hall at Mairie de Saint-Ouen. The town hall of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Saint-Ouen flea market at Porte de Saint-Ouen. The Saint-Ouen flea market, one of the largest antique and second-hand markets.Photo: Shadowgate · CC BY 2.0
Cité des Fleurs at La Fourche. The Cité des Fleurs, a private street lined with houses and gardens in the 17th arrondissement.Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rue de Liège at Liège. Rue de Liège, in the 8th arrondissement.Photo: Mbzt · CC BY 4.0
The Grand Palais from Pont Alexandre III at Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau. The ornate lamps of Pont Alexandre III frame the glass roof of the Grand Palais. The bridge was built between 1896 and 1900 for the World's Fair.Photo: Eric Pouhier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hôtel Biron and the Musée Rodin at Varenne. Hôtel Biron, which houses the Musée Rodin.Photo: Romainbehar · CC0
The former Laennec hospital at Duroc. The buildings of the former Laennec hospital, on rue de Sèvres in the 7th arrondissement.Photo: Polymagou · CC BY-SA 4.0
Théâtre Montparnasse on Rue de la Gaîté at Gaîté. The Théâtre Montparnasse, on Rue de la Gaîté.Photo: Papagon · CC BY 4.0
Notre-Dame-du-Travail church at Plaisance. Notre-Dame-du-Travail, a church in the Plaisance district of the 14th arrondissement.Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Malakoff town hall at Malakoff - Plateau de Vanves. The town hall of Malakoff.Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0