Félix Faure station
Félix Faure  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E / 48.842351°N 2.291004°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1612 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 July 1937 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,161,978 (2021) | |||||||||||
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  Félix Faure Location within Paris | |||||||||||
Félix Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fɔʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue Félix-Faure, which is in turn named after Félix Faure (1841-1899), the President of France from 1895 to 1899. It is the first of three stations on the network that were named after a President of France; the other two being Charles de Gaulle–Étoile on lines 1, 2, and 6, and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand on line 14.
History[edit]
The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard.
In 2019, the station was used by 1,744,774 passengers, making it the 263rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[1]
In 2020, the station was used by 776,924 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 270th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[2]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,161,978 passengers, making it the 265th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
Passenger services[edit]
Access[edit]
The station has 3 accesses:
- Access 1: rue des Frères Morane
- Access 2: Place Étienne Pernet
- Access 3: avenue Félix Faure
Station layout[edit]
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← toward Balard (Boucicaut)
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| Eastbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Commerce) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms[edit]
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections[edit]
The station is also served by lines 70 and 88 of the RATP bus network as well as the Traverse Brancion-Commerce, an electric bus operated by BE Green from parc Georges Brassens to the Pasteur Institute.[4][5]
Nearby[edit]
- Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle
- Square Saint-Lambert
- Square Violet
Gallery[edit]
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Access 1 -
Access 2 -
Access 3
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References[edit]
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Mobilité décarbonée : voyagez au cœur du 15e avec la Traverse !". mairie15.paris.fr (in French). 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Une ligne de bus 100% électrique dans Paris". Be Green (in French). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
