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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![]() Line 4 platforms with Platform screen doors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 9, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°51′13″N 2°20′38″E / 48.85361°N 2.34389°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 9 January 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editLike 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
editStation layout
editG | 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 |
Gallery
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de metro: D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton. ISBN 2862533823.
External links
edit- Media related to Saint-Michel (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons