Château-Landon () is a station on line 7 of the

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in the 10th arrondissement.

History

The station was opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the first section of the line from

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to Porte de la Villette. It is named after the ''Rue Château-Landon'', a street which was built on property once owned by a family from

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. The street is on the alignment of the Roman road from

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towards the North via Saint-Denis. It was planned to become the end of the future new line (created from the

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of line 3bis and line 7bis). It is also planned to build an underground pedestrian connection to the RER Line E station of

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, which would also link to the

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and the

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Passenger services

Access

Apart from the direct access from the platforms of the

station, the station has only one access in front of 188 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. A second access (exit only, by escalator), was located a few meters south of the current entrance, was condemned in the early 1990s.

Station layout

Platforms

Château-Landon has two platforms separated by the two metro tracks, themselves separated by a wall forming two half-stations each with an elliptical vault. The decoration is in the ''Ouï-dire'' style of red. The lighting canopy, of the same colour, is supported by curved hangers in the shape of a scythe. The direct lighting is white while the indirect lighting, projected on the vault, is multicoloured. The white ceramic tiles are flat and cover the walls, vault, tunnel exits and outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are red and cylindrical and the name of the station is written with the

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font on enamelled plates. The platforms are equipped with red ''Motte'' style seats.

Gallery

File:Landon-tourniquets.jpg, Château-Landon ticket hall

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in the 10th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1910 Paris Métro stations located underground {{Paris-metro-stub