Line 12 of the Paris Metro
Version: February 2026
This line is famous for its "Abbesses" station, which features one of the deepest lifts in the metro network due to its location on Montmartre Hill. Additionally, the entrance to this station is one of the few that retains the original Art Nouveau design created by Hector Guimard.
Practical info: Line 12 links Mairie d'Aubervilliers (northeast) to Mairie d'Issy (southwest). Useful stops include Montmartre (Abbesses), Saint-Lazare, Madeleine, Concorde, Montparnasse - Bienvenüe and Porte de Versailles (Paris Expo).
Map of Line 12
Below is the printable map with the stations.
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General Data
Description of Line 12 of the Paris Metro:
- Opened: 5 November 1910 (originally Nord-Sud Line A).
- Termini: Mairie d'Aubervilliers - Mairie d'Issy.
- Colour on the map: dark green.
- Entirely underground.
- 31 stations.
- Length: about 17.2 km (10.7 miles).
- End-to-end journey time: about 38 minutes.
Curiosities of Line 12
- Originally called Line A, it was one of the first lines built by the Nord-Sud company before being renamed Line 12 in 1930 after the merger with CMP and its integration into the Paris Metro network.
- Line 12 was designed to connect Montmartre and Montparnasse, mainly following the street layout ("cut-and-cover" method).
- Concorde station on Line 12 is known for its unique decoration: white tiles spell out the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
- Assemblée Nationale station features decor linked to French institutions and parliamentary life.
- Line 12 is handy for Montmartre (Abbesses, Lamarck - Caulaincourt) and Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Porte de Versailles station).
List of Stations and Routes of Line 12
Clicking on the line icons will provide information about that line and its transfers.
Route: Mairie d'Aubervilliers - Mairie d'Issy
| STATIONS | INFO |
|---|---|
| Mairie d'Aubervilliers | |
| Aimé Césaire | |
| Front Populaire | |
| Porte de la Chapelle |  |
| Marx Dormoy | |
| Marcadet - Poissonniers |  |
| Jules Joffrin | |
| Lamarck - Caulaincourt | |
| Abbesses |  |
| Pigalle |  |
| Saint-Georges | |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | |
| Trinité - d'Estienne d'Orves | |
| Saint-Lazare |       |
| Madeleine |  |
| Concorde |  |
| Assemblée Nationale | |
| Solférino |  |
| Rue du Bac | |
| Sèvres - Babylone |  |
| Rennes | |
| Notre-Dame-des-Champs | |
| Montparnasse - Bienvenüe |   |
| Falguière | |
| Pasteur | |
| Volontaires | |
| Vaugirard | |
| Convention | |
| Porte de Versailles |   |
| Corentin Celton | |
| Mairie d'Issy |
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