Croix-Rouge (Paris Métro)
| Croix rouge | |
|---|---|
 |
|
.jpg) Platform level, looking west |
|
| Basic data | |
| Arrondissement | 6th arrondissement |
| Opened | December 30, 1923 |
| Closed | September 2, 1939 |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 '7 " N , 2 ° 19' 46" E |
| use | |
| Line (s) | formerly 
|
Croix-Rouge is a closed station of the Paris Métro on the border of the Notre-Dame-des-Champs quarter and the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter in the 6th arrondissement of Paris . It is located alongside the Rue de Sèvres - Rue du Four at the Place Michel Debré. Located on line 10 between the Sèvres - Babylone and Mabillon stations , it was the first eastern terminus of the line when it opened on December 30, 1923, until it was extended to Mabillon on March 10, 1925.
When France entered World War II and the associated mobilization of the workers of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), the Croix-Rouge metro station was closed on September 2, 1939 due to its short distance from the surrounding stations. As with the subway stations Arsenal (line 5), Champ de Mars (line 8) and Saint-Martin (lines 8 and 9), which were closed on the same day , they were later refrained from reopening in favor of reduced travel times .
The name "Croix-Rouge" ( German : Red Cross) comes from the original name of the Carrefour de la Croix-Rouge intersection of the Rue de Sèvres, Rue du Dragon, Rue du Vieux Colombier, Rue du Four and Rue above the station du Cherche-Midi. There, the bishop of Meaux , Guillaume Briçonnet , had a statue of the (supposedly) Egyptian goddess Isis replaced with a red cross in the 16th century . In 2005 the square was renamed in honor of Michel Debre .
railway station
.png)
The station had two entrances on rue de Sèvres, one north of the street at the junction with rue des Saints-Pères, while the other is located directly on Carrefour de la Croix-Rouge between rue de Sèvres and rue du Cherche -Midi found.
While the northern entrance can still be used today as an escape route or maintenance entrance, the southern entrance has been converted into a ventilation system for the subway tunnel. On the surface, the location of the former stairways is only recognizable through the large grid areas in the sidewalk . The railings, superstructures and notice boards have been removed.
The intermediate level of the ghost train station consists of an approximately L-shaped angled connecting passage between the two access stairs. The longer part of this corridor is roughly at right angles above the tracks that follow the course of the Rue de Sèvres. The angled southern part of the intermediate level is arranged roughly parallel to the tracks and platforms.
The stairs to the two side platforms one level below branch off at the north end of the distribution level towards the east. In contrast, the northern access stairs lead to the surface. At the southeast end of the mezzanine level is the stairway to Place Michel Debré.
Place Michel Debré with the former south entrance (grid area in the foreground)
North staircase seen from the mezzanine level
Stairway to the north platform while work on the installation Eros au secret
To the east adjoining route tunnel towards Mabillon
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Reuse
The structure of the Croix-Rouge station is still largely intact today, only in the area of the southern entrance was a fan installed to ventilate the subway tunnel. Like the adjoining line tunnels, the station area is now extensively covered with graffiti . In order not to unsettle passengers and staff, the platform hall is usually only sparsely lit.
After its abandonment, the station experienced a brief renaissance on several occasions:
In the 1980s, the north platform was artistically redesigned into a beach by Guy-Antoine Bonhomme as part of a RATP competition . The former billboards were given a sticker with large images of the sea, while various beach utensils and figures were set up on the platform. However, the installation quickly fell victim to vandalism and was therefore soon removed again.
Between December 17, 2007 and January 15, 2008, an artistic installation in the station reminded passengers of the passing underground trains about the exhibition L'Enfer de la Bibliothèque - Eros au secret at the French National Library . For this, the former poster surfaces of the south platform were pasted with erotic images from the Remota collection, which were illuminated by red light. Towards the tracks, the illuminated platform was shielded with black sheets of fabric, which only allowed a view of the pictures through the movement caused by the wind of the train and several X-shaped recesses. The red X as the logo of the exhibition also referred to the station name. To make this clear, the blue and white station signs on the northern platform, which was still darkened, were cleared of graffiti and highlighted individually with light.
The installation Eros au secret refers to the Remota collection of the national library
Images with a hint of eroticism in the former billboard advertising space ...
... are shielded from passing trains with black strips
The northern platform was also illuminated during construction
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Location of Croix-Rouge on the interactive track plan of the Paris Métro on carto.metro.free.fr
- ↑ a b c Croix-Rouge, la station fantôme Le Pont of December 13, 2012.
- ^ Gérard Roland: Stations de métro d'Abbesses à Wagram . Christine Bonneton, Clermont-Ferrand 2011, ISBN 978-2-86253-382-7 , pp. 215 .
- ↑ Rouge de honte ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2007 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. on metro-pole.net ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2014 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.
