Hôtel de Ville
4th Arr.
Catch a glimpse of Paris's secret underground: abandoned metro stations like Saint-Martin drift past your train window, frozen in time since 1939. These "ghost" platforms once sheltered Parisians during WWII and now fuel endless urban legends about what lies beneath the city.
Urban exploration
WWII history
Subway spotting
Off-limits intrigue
Tips
👻Saint-Martin is easiest to spot between Strasbourg-Saint-Denis and République
🚇stay alert, stations flash by in seconds
🏚️some are unfinished, others closed since the war
Hôtel de Ville
4th Arr.
Catch a glimpse of Paris's secret underground: abandoned metro stations like Saint-Martin drift past your train window, frozen in time since 1939. These "ghost" platforms once sheltered Parisians during WWII and now fuel endless urban legends about what lies beneath the city.
Urban exploration
WWII history
Subway spotting
Off-limits intrigue
Tips
👻Saint-Martin is easiest to spot between Strasbourg-Saint-Denis and République
🚇stay alert, stations flash by in seconds
🏚️some are unfinished, others closed since the war