Bastille station (Paris Métro)

Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 2°22′09″E / 48.853082°N 2.369077°E / 48.853082; 2.369077
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Bastille
Line 1 platforms.
General information
LocationPl. de la Bastille (two)
Boul. Bourdon × Boul. Henri IV
37, Boul. Bourdon
130, Rue de Lyon
140, Rue de Lyon
1, Rue de Charenton
1, Boul. Beaumarchais
2, Boul. Beaumarchais
4th, 11th and 12th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′11″N 2°22′09″E / 48.853082°N 2.369077°E / 48.853082; 2.369077
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)
Platforms6
Tracks6
Bus routes
  • Bus: 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91
  • Noctilien: N01, N02, N11, N16, N144
Bus operatorsRATP, Noctilien
Construction
Structure type
  • At-grade (Line 1)
  • Underground (Lines 5, 8)
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code1212
Fare zone1
History
Opened
  •   Line 1: 19 July 1900 (1900-07-19)
  •   Line 5: 17 December 1906 (1906-12-17)
  •   Line 8: 5 May 1931 (1931-05-05)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Saint-Paul
towards La Défense
 Line 1 Gare de Lyon
towards Château de Vincennes
Quai de la Rapée
towards Place d'Italie
 Line 5 Bréguet–Sabin
towards Bobigny–Pablo Picasso
Chemin Vert
towards Balard
 Line 8 Ledru-Rollin
towards Pointe du Lac
Location
Bastille is located in Paris
Bastille
Bastille
Location within Paris

Bastille (French pronunciation: [bastij] ⓘ) is a station on Line 1, Line 5 and Line 8 of the Paris Métro. Located under the Place de la Bastille and near the former location of the Bastille, it is situated on the border of the 4th, 11th and 12th arrondissement.

Location

The station is located on Place de la Bastille, the platform being established:

History

The Line 1 station opened as part of the first stage of the line between

Porte Maillot
on 19 July 1900.

It derives its name from the Place de la Bastille, symbolic place of the French Revolution, where the old fortress of the Bastille was destroyed between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790.

On 17 December 1906, the station of Line 5 was opened when the line was extended from

Porte de Charenton
.

During the 1960s, the platform of Line 5 was renovated in the Mouton-Duvernet style with two-toned orange-tinted ceramic tiles, a white painted vault and characteristic lighting strips. Subsequently, they were equipped with seats Motte orange.

The platforms of Line 1 have been upgraded as part of its full automation. They are the last to be equipped with landing doors, in April 2011, because of the technical difficulty presented by the pronounced curve at their western end.

It saw 13,172,392 passengers enter in 2018, which places its attendance at the 10th position of all metro stations.[1]

Services for passengers

Access

The station has nine accesses from Place de la Bastille:

  • Boulevard Henri-IV;
  • Boulevard Bourdon;
  • Rue de Lyon;
  • Boulevard de la Bastille;
  • Opera Bastille;
  • Jardin du Port-de-l'Arsenal;
  • Hospital Quinze-Vingts;
  • Rue de la Roquette;
  • Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine.

The access leading to the Rue de Lyon was decorated with a Hector Guimard designed entrance registered as a historic monument on 29 May 1978. However, it was later moved to a metro station Boulevard Beaumarchais.

Station layout

Line 1 platforms Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←
Saint-Paul
)
Dismantled
Island Platform
Eastbound →
Château de Vincennes (Gare de Lyon
) →
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
1F Mezzanine for platform connection
Street Level Entrances/Exits
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 5 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ←
Quai de la Rapée
)
Northbound →
Bréguet – Sabin
) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 8 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←
Chemin Vert
)
Eastbound →
Ledru-Rollin
) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The stations of the lines meeting at Bastille all have side platforms.

The station belonging to Line 1 are very particular for several reasons; the station of this line is established on a very tight curve and counter curve, partly underground and part above ground. The western end of the line 1 platforms have the sharpest curve used by passenger trains on the Métro, with a radius of only 40 metres (131 ft).

Château de Vincennes has floor-to-ceiling windows offering a view of the Saint-Martin canal opening onto the port of Arsenal. Bevelled white ceramic tiles cover only the outlets of the corridors. The name of the station is written in Parisine typeface on enamelled plates. The platforms, equipped with glass edge doors
, are devoid of advertisements and seats.

The platforms of Line 5 are underground and have an elliptical vault. The decoration is the style used for the majority of metro stations. The lighting strips are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of l'Operation Espace Métro 2000, and the white ceramic tiles are covered the walls, the vault, the

Bobigny-Pablo Picasso
. Metal lines drawn on the ground mark the contours of the building on the two platforms. The station also exhibits various views of the ancient fortress.

The platforms of Line 8 are also underground under an elliptical vault. They are furnished in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange luminous ramps, benches and outlets in the corridors treated with flat brown tiles and Motte orange seats. These arrangements are married with the flat white ceramic tiles that cover the walls, vault and spandrels, making this station one of the few to have the Andreu-Motte preserved style. Advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is Parisine typeface on enamelled plates. The station is distinguished however by the lower part of its walls which are vertical and not elliptical.

Bus connections

The station is served by lines 29, 69, 76, 86, 87 and 91 of the

RATP Bus Network as well as the OpenTour tourist line. At night, it is served by lines N01, N02, N11, N16 and N144 of the Noctilien
bus network.

Nearby

Gallery

  • Line 1 platforms, with the dismantled island platform in the left (eastbound view)
    Line 1 platforms, with the dismantled island platform in the left (eastbound view)
  • Line 1 platforms(westbound view)
    Line 1 platforms(westbound view)
  • Two Sprague-Thomson trains negotiate the curve at the western end of the Line 1 platforms in 1908
    Two Sprague-Thomson trains negotiate the curve at the western end of the Line 1 platforms in 1908
  • An MP 89 train negotiating the same curve in 2007
    An MP 89 train negotiating the same curve in 2007
  • Line 5 platforms
    Line 5 platforms
  • Line 8 platforms
    Line 8 platforms

Notes

  1. doi:10.1787/888933365329. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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  2. ^ Hardy, B. Paris Metro Handbook, 3rd edition, Capital Transport Publishing, 1999.
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References

  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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