Félix Faure station

Coordinates: 48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E / 48.842351°N 2.291004°E / 48.842351; 2.291004
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Félix Faure
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 77 at Félix Faure
General information
Location15th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E / 48.842351°N 2.291004°E / 48.842351; 2.291004
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code1612
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 July 1937 (1937-07-27)
Passengers
1,161,978 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Boucicaut
towards Balard
Line 8 Commerce
Location
Félix Faure is located in Paris
Félix Faure
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 Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Balard (Boucicaut)
Eastbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Pointe du Lac (Commerce)
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.