Paris Métro Line 1: all 25 stations from La Défense to Château de Vincennes
The first line of the Paris Métro runs under the Champs-Élysées, past the Louvre and the Bastille. 25 stations, 371 keystrokes.
October 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Line 1 opened on July 19, 1900, between Porte Maillot and Porte de Vincennes, to carry visitors between the sites of the World's Fair. It reached Château de Vincennes in 1934, Pont de Neuilly in 1937 and La Défense in 1992, and was converted to driverless operation between 2007 and 2011. It has no branches.
The stations
From La Défense (Grande Arche) the line runs Esplanade de La Défense, Pont de Neuilly, Les Sablons, Porte Maillot, Argentine, Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau, Concorde, Tuileries, Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre, Louvre - Rivoli, Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Paul, Bastille, Gare de Lyon, Reuilly - Diderot, Nation, Porte de Vincennes, Saint-Mandé, Bérault and Château de Vincennes.
The busiest line
Line 1 is the busiest line in the Paris Métro, with more than 200 million passengers a year, about 725,000 a day. RATP converted it to driverless trains in a project that ran from 2007 to 2011, and all of its platforms now have screen doors. Expect crowds at Châtelet, Charles de Gaulle - Étoile and Gare de Lyon, and keep an eye on your bag around the tourist stations such as Louvre - Rivoli and Concorde.
Transfers
Eleven stations are shared with other Métro lines in the game, including Charles de Gaulle - Étoile (2, 6), Concorde (8, 12), Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre (7), Châtelet (4, 7, 11, 14), Bastille (5, 8), Gare de Lyon (14) and Nation (2, 6, 9).
Typing it
Accents are optional in the game, so Châtelet can be typed as Chatelet. Counting letters only, the line takes 371 keystrokes, about 15 per station. Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre is the longest at 30, then Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau at 27, and Nation the shortest at six. The rules are in typing Paris station names without accents, and the sights are in Line 1 in photos. Start Line 1.
Common questions
How many stations does Line 1 have in HelloSubway?
25 stations, from La Défense (Grande Arche) to Château de Vincennes.
Where can I change from Line 1 to another line?
11 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau, Concorde, Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre, Châtelet.
How hard is Line 1 to type?
Typing every station once takes 371 keystrokes, about 14.8 per station. The longest name is Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre at 30. The game rates it level 4 of 7 among the lines of its city.
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