Créteil – Préfecture (Paris Métro)
Créteil – Préfecture (French pronunciation: [kʁetɛj pʁefɛktyʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It was the eastern terminus of the line and is on the surface.
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| Location | Créteil Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°46′47″N 2°27′34″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 September 1974 | ||||||||||
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  Créteil - Préfecture Location within Paris and inner ring | |||||||||||
The station opened on 10 September 1974 with the extension of the line from Créteil - L'Échat. Its name refers to the nearby prefecture (administrative headquarters of the department) of the Val-de-Marne.
The 40 hectares (99 acres) lake of Créteil was opened nearby in 1970 in a former quarry.
Créteil – Préfecture became a through station when line 8 was extended 1.3 km east to Pointe du Lac on 8 October 2011.
Station layout
| Platform level | Westbound | ←  toward Balard (Créteil – Université) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Central track | No regular service | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Terminus) → | |
| 1F | Mezzanine |
| Street Level |
Lake of Créteil
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References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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