Almost 4,000 migrants have been cleared from a makeshift camp outside a Paris metro station, some of whom had arrived last week from the closed “Jungle” camp in Calais.

In total, there are 16 disused metro stations beneath the streets of Paris with most closed between the 1930s and 1970s. A small number were also built but have never been used.

A metro runs through Saint-Martin, one of the several "ghost" metro stations in Paris. (Photo by PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP) Back in 2014, there was hope for transport buffs ...

Even in the City of Light, there are abandoned metro stations. While this isn’t surprising given Paris’ vast underground catacomb network, the contrast between pristine Paris and the abandoned ...

The Parisian metro system is truly a marvel of public transportation.As the sixth-largest metro system in the world, it carries nearly 1.5 billion passengers each year over its 132 miles of tracks ...

Abbesses - Paris' deepest Metro station, 36 metres below ground, can be found along line 12 in Montmartre. If you are brave enough to climb the 176 steps ...

Three Paris metro stops show "high particle pollution," according to a study released on Monday, January 22, raising air quality concerns for underground transport months ahead of the Paris Olympics.