Saint-Michel (Paris Métro)
The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
Architecture
Like nearby Cité, Saint-Michel features a pioneering construction technique, made necessary by the proximity of the Seine. The station comprises three steel caissons – one for the train hall and two for access at each end – which were assembled at the surface and then lowered into place.
The platforms are 118 metres long, more than the standard length on the network. This allows it to potentially handle eight-car trains, however, due to the other stations having an average of 100-meter platforms (excluding Cité, which has 110-meter platforms), and the Line's ongoing process for automatic operations, the trains in the Line 4 will be limited to six-car trains.
Nearby attractions
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine | to Exits/Entrances, connections to |
Platform level | Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Cité) | |
Southbound | toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Odéon) → | |
Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right |
Gallery
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Line 4 platforms at Saint-Michel
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MP 59 rolling stock on Line 4 at Saint-Michel
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MP 89 rolling stock on Line 4 at Saint-Michel
See also
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de metro: D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton. ISBN 2862533823.
External links
- Media related to Saint-Michel (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons