Let’s go down into the bowels of the earth, let’s go through the tunnels of the Paris metro. Alongside the hustle and bustle of travellers, under the neon lights, phantom stations slumber in the dark, stations that almost no one uses or sees. Welcome to “Mysteries from here”, the secret series of the podcast “Summer in your ears” dedicated to the extraordinary stories, tales and legends of our regions. Our guide today is Song Phanekham, from RATP’s communications department, responsible, in particular, for the historical heritage of the company.
Which ghost stations visible to travellers?
What are the secrets of the bowels of the Paris metro? Where are certain stations visible to attentive travellers? Why are others totally closed, with no surface openings? What is the history of the Red Cross, Champ de Mars, or Martin Nadaud stations, which were “absorbed” by the station Gambetta ? How a station Lilac Gate, this one closed to commercial service, is it used for film shoots? Why one of the stations North Station, which corresponds to the former terminus of line 5, and closed to passengers, has it become a school station for metro drivers? What happened at the Haxo station, located under Boulevard Sérurier, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris? Follow the leader…
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