Saint-Michel station (Paris Métro)

Saint-Michel
Line 4 platforms with Platform screen doors
General information
Location9, pl. Saint-Michel
Pl. Saint-Michel × boul. Saint-Michel
pl. Saint-Michel × quai Saint-Michel
15, pl. Saint-André des Arts
5th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′13″N 2°20′38″E / 48.85361°N 2.34389°E / 48.85361; 2.34389
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station
Odéon
towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac
 Line 4 Cité
towards Porte de Clignancourt
Connections to other stations
Preceding station RER Following station
Châtelet
towards Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV or Mitry–Claye
 RER B
transfer at St-Michel – Notre-Dame
 Luxembourg
towards Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Musée d'Orsay
towards Pontoise, Versailles Château Rive Gauche or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
 RER C
transfer at St-Michel – Notre-Dame
 Gare d'Austerlitz
towards Massy-Palaiseau, Dourdan-la-Forêt or Saint-Martin-d'Étampes
Location
Saint-Michel
Location within Paris

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.

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
Platform level Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Cité)
Southbound 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. ^ a b 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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