Arsenal (Métro Paris)
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 Arsenal station entrance |
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| Arrondissement | Paris IV |
| Opened | December 17, 1906 |
| Closed | September 2, 1939 |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ′ 57 " N , 2 ° 22 ′ 0" E |
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Arsenal station is a closed, underground station of the Paris Métro on line 5 between Bastille and Quai de la Rapée in Paris .
location
The station is in the 4th arrondissement of Paris , in the Quartier de l'Arsenal under Boulevard Bourdon at the confluence of Rue Mornay. It is located directly parallel to the Port de l'Arsenal canal harbor .
Surname
Names factor for the quarter and the station was a former canon forge , their buildings in the 16th and 17th centuries as a weapons cache was used ( "Arsenal"). Later the powder administration was there and Antoine Lavoisier had his official apartment and laboratory there.
history
The station was opened on December 17, 1906. With the beginning of the Second World War , it was closed on September 2, 1939, like many other metro stations, because some of the staff of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) was drafted. Due to its proximity to the Bastille and Quai de la Rapée train stations, it was not reopened after the war.
description
The vault-like underground station is shallow below street level. It has two side platforms on two main tracks, the platforms are separated from the track area by lattice walls. Immediately to the south, the RER A tunnel passes under the route .
Others
In the 1960s, new designs, signage and lighting were tried out at the station. RATP is currently using the rooms to train employees in the M2E department (maintenance of electronic systems).
See also
Web links
- Venturing Inside at Abandoned Paris Ghost Station (English), with photos
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gérard Roland: Stations de métro d'Abbesses à Wagram . Christine Bonneton, Clermont-Ferrand 2011, ISBN 978-2-86253-382-7 , pp. 215 .
- ^ Clive Lamming: Métro insolite . 2nd Edition. Editions Parigramme, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-84096-190-1 , pp. 134 .
- ^ Jean Tricoire: Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes. De Bienvenüe à Météor . La Vie du Rail, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-902808-87-9 , p. 24