Pont Cardinet station (Paris Metro)

The Pont Cardinet Metro station is a modern marvel of engineering that opened in December 2020. During its first full year of operation, it set a record as the fastest-growing station in the history of the Paris Metro, quickly becoming a vital link for the Batignolles neighborhood. Before it became a bustling hub, the site served a critical industrial purpose as an assembly shaft for the massive tunnel boring machines that dug the extension of Line 14 deep beneath the city.