Sully–Morland station

Coordinates: 48°51′05″N 2°21′43″E / 48.851425°N 2.361894°E / 48.851425; 2.361894
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Sully–Morland
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
General information
Location4th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′05″N 2°21′43″E / 48.851425°N 2.361894°E / 48.851425; 2.361894
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened3 June 1930; 93 years ago (1930-06-03)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Jussieu Line 7 Pont Marie
Location
Sully–Morland is located in Paris
Sully–Morland
Sully–Morland
Location within Paris

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

Henri IV. It crosses the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis and the Boulevard Saint-Germain. The Boulevard Morland was named after Colonel François-Louis Morlan (called "Morland", 1771–1805), who was killed at Austerlitz
, with his body being repatriated in a barrel of rum.

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
)
Northbound
Pont Marie
)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

References

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