Sully–Morland station
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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Location | 4th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°51′05″N 2°21′43″E / 48.851425°N 2.361894°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 3 June 1930 | ||||||||||
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Sully–Morland (French pronunciation: [syli mɔʁlɑ̃]) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 7 of the Paris metro, located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station is located under the Quai des Célestins, at the intersection of Boulevard Morland and Boulevard Henri-IV, near the Seine and the Pont de Sully. Oriented along a north-west/south-east axis, it is interspersed between the Pont Marie and Jussieu metro stations. Downstream of the station, in the direction of Mairie d'Ivry and Villejuif - Louis Aragon, the line makes a 90-degree bend towards the south-west and plunges under the Seine on a 40% slope towards Jussieu metro station.
History
Named after the
Passenger services
Access
The station has four entrances, each consisting of a fixed staircase embellished with a Dervaux-style balustrade:
- entrance 1 - Boulevard Morland - Mairie de Paris - Préfecture de Paris, decorated with a Dervaux candelabrum, leading to boulevard Henri-IV at place du Père-Teilhard-de-Chardin, between rue de Sully and Boulevard Morland;
- entrance 2 - Rue de Sully located to the right of the Célestins barracks at no. 12 boulevard Henri-IV, at the corner with rue de Sully;
- entrance 3 - Boulevard Henri-IV, also equipped with a Dervaux mast located opposite no. 2 of the Quai des Célestins, at the corner with Rue du Petit-Musc and Boulevard Henri-IV;
- entrance 4 - Quai des Célestins comprising two entrances established back-to-back, leading to the right of no. 10, 12 and 14 of this same Quai.
Station layout
Street Level |
B1 | Connecting level |
Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Jussieu )
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Northbound | Pont Marie ) →
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Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Gallery
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.