Buttes Chaumont (Paris Métro)

Buttes Chaumont (French pronunciation: [byt ʃomɔ̃] (listen)) is a station on Line 7bis of the Paris Métro. It is located on Avenue Simon Bolivar in the 19th arrondissement, near the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, after which it was named.

Buttes Chaumont
Paris Métro station
Entrance next to the Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Location19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′43″N 2°22′54″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened13 February 1912 (1912-02-13)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Louis Blanc
Location
Buttes Chaumont
Location within Paris

History

While the line opened as a branch of Line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais on 18 January 1911, the opening of the station was delayed by 13 months to 13 February 1912 due to the difficulty of its construction in a backfilled quarry. As a result, the station is built with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box. On 3 December 1967, this branch was separated from Line 7, becoming Line 7bis.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 7bis platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound toward Louis Blanc (Bolivar)
Outbound toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Botzaris)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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