Saint-Michel_(Paris_Métro)

Saint-Michel station (Paris Métro)

Saint-Michel station (Paris Métro)

Metro station in Paris, France

Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl]) is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro in the 5th arrondissement. Located in the Quartier Latin, it offers a connection to the St-Michel - Notre-Dame RER station on RER lines B and C.

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The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Boulevard Saint-Michel.

Architecture

Like nearby Cité, Saint-Michel features a pioneering construction technique, made necessary by the proximity of the Seine. The station comprises three steel caissons – one for the train hall and two for access at each end – which were assembled at the surface and then lowered into place.[1]

The platforms are 118 metres long, more than the standard length on the network.[1] This allows it to potentially handle eight-car trains, however, due to the other stations having an average of 100-meter platforms (excluding Cité, which has 110-meter platforms), and the Line's ongoing process for automatic operations, the trains in the Line 4 will be limited to six-car trains.

Nearby attractions

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances, connections to RERRER BRER C Paris MétroParis Métro Line 10
Platform level Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 4 toward Porte de Clignancourt (Cité)
Southbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 4 toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Odéon) →
Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right
  • Line 4 platforms at Saint-Michel
  • MP 59 rolling stock on Line 4 at Saint-Michel
  • MP 89 rolling stock on Line 4 at Saint-Michel

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Lamming, Clive (2001). Métro Insolite (2011 ed.). p. 115.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de metro: D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton. ISBN 2862533823.

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