Alésia () is a
station of the
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...
on
line 4 in the
14th arrondissement situated in
Petit-Montrouge
The quartier du Petit-Montrouge is number 55 of the 80 ''quartiers administratifs'' (administrative districts) in Paris. It lies in the 14th Arrondissement, in the south of the capital. It owes its name to the adjacent commune of Montrouge, of whi ...
quarter.
Location
The station is located under the Place Victor-et-Hélène-Basch and its surroundings, dominated by the
Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge
Saint-Pierre de Montrouge () is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Petit-Montrouge quarter of the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
It was built from 1863, during Hausmann's redesign of the city, by Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, the architect ...
church. It is located at the intersection of Avenue du Maine, Avenue General Leclerc and
Rue d'Alésia, between the
Porte d'Orleans and
Mouton-Duvernet metro stations.
History
The line 4 platforms were opened on 30 October 1909 when the southern section of the line opened between
Raspail and
Porte d'Orléans
The Porte d'Orléans is one of 17 ''portes'' (city gates of Paris) in the Thiers wall, a defensive wall constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to protect Paris. The wall was demolished after the First World War, creating an open space that wa ...
. The name refers to
Rue d'Alésia, named for the
Battle of Alesia between the
Gauls
The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They s ...
of
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix (; Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ; – 46 BC) was a Gallic king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Despite ha ...
and the
Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
of
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, ...
.
Recently this station has been retrofitted with
platform screen doors, due to the RATP working on the line 4's automation.
This stop is featured in the animated films ''
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (''Les Douze travaux d'Astérix'') is a 1976 Belgian/French animated feature film based on the ''Asterix'' comic book series, and the third in the animated franchise. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the crea ...
'', in the chapter named ''Survive the Cave of the Beast''. The choice of this station is due to the origin of its name.
It saw 5,113,245 travelers enter in 2018, which places it at the 88th position of metro stations for its usage.
Passenger services
Access
The station has six entrances:
* Entrance 1: pl. Victor-et-Hélène-Basch: first staircase at 230 avenue du Maine;
* Entrance 2: Rue du Moulin-Vert: second staircase in front of 230 avenue du Maine;
* Entrance 3: av. from Maine: stairs in front of 205 Avenue du Maine, on the west side of Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge church;
* Entrance 4: Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge Church: staircase at 82 Avenue du Général-Leclerc, on the east side of the church;
* Entrance 5: av. General-Leclerc: escalator from the platform of the subway direction Porte d'Orleans in front of 82 Avenue du Général-Leclerc;
* Entrance 6: Rue Alésia: staircase in front of 75 Avenue du Général-Leclerc.
Station layout
Platforms
Alésia is a standard configuration station. The platforms are separated by the metro tracks in the center. The walls are curved and the roof is elliptical. The platforms are being worked on as part of the automation of Line 4. Up until 2016, it was laid out in yellow ''Ouï-dire'' style with lighting strips, of the same color, supported by fake curved shaped consoles. The direct lighting is white and, contrary to most of the light strips of this style, indirect lighting. The white ceramic tiles are flat and cover the walls, the roof and the
tympans. Advertising frames were yellow and cylindrical. The platforms was also equipped with ''Motte'' style seats and yellow ''sit-stand'' benches.
Since the beginning of 2016, the tiles and the lightning strips of the ''Ouï-dire'' platforms were renovated from 11 January 2016 to 30 June 2017. Since November 2018, the station's docks have been completely renovated, fitted with
platform screen doors as part of the automation of Line 4.
Bus connections
The station is served by the Lines 38, 62, 68, 92 and the urban service ''Lignes de bus Traverses de Paris'' of the
RATP Bus Network
The RATP bus network covers the entire territory of the city of Paris and the vast majority of its near suburbs.
Operated by the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), this constitutes a dense bus network complementary to other public ...
and, at night, by the N14, N21 and N66 lines of the
Noctilien
Noctilien is the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. It is managed by the Île-de-France Mobilités (formerly the STIF), the Île-de-France regional public transit authority, and operated by RATP (with 32 lines) and Transilien SNC ...
network.
References
Bibliography
*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
External links
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Paris Métro stations in the 14th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1909
Paris Métro stations located underground