3bLine 3bis · Paris

Line 3 was extended from Gambetta to Porte des Lilas on November 27, 1921, with stops at Pelleport and Saint-Fargeau. When line 3 was extended to Gallieni on April 2, 1971, this branch was cut off to form its own line, 3bis. At 1.3 kilometres and four stations it is the shortest line of the Paris métro.

At a glance

Stations

4

From

Porte des Lilas

To

Gambetta

Interchanges

2

Difficulty

Lv 1 of 7

Keystrokes

~45

Line 3bis runs from Porte des Lilas to Gambetta, 4 stops in the order you type them. Measured in straight lines between the station coordinates, the run is about 1.6 km, an average of 520 m between stops. The longest gap is Porte des Lilas to Saint-Fargeau, about 690 m, and the shortest is Pelleport to Gambetta, about 430 m. The real track is a little longer than these straight lines.

Typing every station name once takes about 45 keystrokes, which is difficulty level 1 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 Porte des Lilas end the game shows Boulevard Mortier, and at the Gambetta end, The town hall of the 20th arrondissement.

You can change to 2 other lines: Line 11, Line 3. The interchange stations are Porte des Lilas, Gambetta.

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Along the way

The game shows a nearby place at each station. Some of the ones on Line 3bis:

All 4 stations

In typing order, from Porte des Lilas to Gambetta:

1. Porte des Lilas ⇄
2. Saint-Fargeau
3. Pelleport
4. Gambetta ⇄

⇄ marks an interchange with another line.