Anvers (Métro Paris)
 Anvers
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| place | Paris IX , XVIII |
| opening | October 7, 1902 |
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The metro station Anvers is an underground station of Line 2 of the Paris Métro .
location
The station is located on the border of the Quartier de Rochechouart in the 9th arrondissement with the Quartier de Clignancourt in the 18th arrondissement of Paris . It is located alongside the Boulevard de Rochechouart at the level of Platzes Square d'Anvers.
Surname
The Square d'Anvers, a long square with the station on the north side, gave it its name. It refers to the Belgian city of Antwerp (French: Anvers), where French troops defeated the Dutch during the siege of Antwerp in 1832 . On April 1, 2016, the station was briefly called “sɹǝʌuɐ” (Anvers à l'envers - Anvers, spelled the wrong way round, an April Fool's joke by the RATP ).
History and description
On October 7, 1902, the station was put into operation when the first extension of line 2 north from Étoile (since 1970: Charles de Gaulle - Étoile ) to Anvers was opened. It was the eastern terminus of the line for more than a year. In contrast to what had been practiced with the metro up until then, the trains had to “turn their heads” in the station, since as a temporary measure they did not have a turning loop . On January 31, 1903, the line was extended to Bagnolet station (since 1970: Alexandre Dumas ). The addition "North" was dropped on October 14, 1907, and the line has only been numbered 2 since then.
The 75 m long station is located under an elliptical vault at a shallow depth below street level. It has two side platforms on two main tracks. The ceiling and walls are tiled in white, the side walls follow the curvature of the ellipse. To the east there is a ramp that leads to the following elevated railway station Barbès - Rochechouart .
The access is largely preserved in the original and is a listed building. Hector Guimard designed it in 1900 in the Art Nouveau style .
vehicles
Initially, trains made up of two-axle vehicles ran on Line 2 North. From 1914 to 1981 line 2 was used by Sprague-Thomson trains. Since it was not to be converted to vehicles with rubber tires in the medium term, the MF 67 series was launched in 1979 , completely replacing its predecessor within two years. Series MF 01 series vehicles have been used in the station of Line 2 since 2008 , now exclusively.
Surroundings
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For tourists, Anvers is the closest metro station to a visit to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica on Montmartre . The valley station of the Montmartre funicular is within easy walking distance.
Web links
literature
- Gérard Roland: Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram . 2003, ISBN 2-86253-307-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Métro - RER: la RATP renowned 13 stations ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at ratp.fr, accessed on January 21, 2017.
- ^ Jean Tricoire: Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes. De Bienvenüe à Météor . 2nd Edition. La Vie du Rail, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-902808-87-9 , p. 150 .
- ^ Brian Hardy: Paris Metro Handbook . 3. Edition. Capital Transport Publishing, Harrow Weald 1999, ISBN 1-85414-212-7 , pp. 36 .
- ↑ Jean Tricoire: op.cit. P. 154.
| Previous station | Paris metro | Next station |
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Pigalle ← Porte Dauphine |
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Barbès - Rochechouart Nation → |
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '58 .3 " N , 2 ° 20' 39.3" E