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Original name: Le Métropolitain. Within its first years, that name was quickly abbreviated to Métro
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The Paris Métro (French: Métro de Paris) is the rapid transit system in Paris, France. It includes 16 lines, primarily underground, with a total route length of 211 km (131 miles). Lines are identified by numbers from 1 to 14, with two minor lines, 3bis and 7bis, which were formerly part of their parent line and only later became independent. The system, which has become one of the symbols of Paris, is notable for the density of its network in central Paris, and for its homogeneous architectural style, influenced by Art Nouveau. The system was expanded later by an additional express network known as the RER to reach further suburbs.
The initial line was inaugurated in 1900, during the Exposition Universelle world's fair. The system was expanded quickly to the outbreak of the First World War, and the core of the Métro network was complete by the 1920s. The first extensions across the municipal boundary into adjacent suburbs were built during the 1930s. Line 11 was also created during this period. After world war 2, the network, reaching saturation, strongly modernized with newer trains allowing a higher trafic. Technical decisions dating to the design of the original network, such as short distances between stations, limit prospects for expansion. The opted solution was to create a second level of network, the RER, developed from the 1960s. At the end of the 20th century, the Paris Métro inaugurated the fully automated Line 14, intended to relieve RER Line A.
Today, the Métro transports approximately 4.5 million passengers per day (1.365 billion for the year 2005). It serves 297 stations, of which 62 provide connections with other lines. The Métro-RER station Châtelet-Les Halles is the biggest station of the network and also the world's largest subway station.[citation needed]
The company which originally operated most of the network was known as Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (Paris Metropolitan Railway Company) or CMP, shortened to "Métropolitain". Within its first years, that name was quickly abbreviated to Métro. The Métro today is operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), a public transport authority that also operates part of the RER network, bus services and light rail lines.
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