Grands Boulevards (), formerly named Rue Montmartre (1931–1998), is a station on Line 8 and Line 9 of the

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RATP (in French). The section of both lines from just east of Richelieu–Drouot to west of République was built under the Grand Boulevards, partly on the border between the

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and 9th arrondissements, that replaced the Louis XIII wall and is in soft ground, which was once the course of the Seine. The lines are built on two levels, with Line 8 on the higher level and Line 9 in the lower level. The platforms are at the sides and the box containing the lines and supporting the road above is strengthened by a central wall between the tracks. There is no interconnection between the lines at ''Grands Boulevards'', with each level having different accesses to the street.

History

Opening

The station was opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of Line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Line 9 platforms were opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Montreuil.

Name change

Until 1998, the station was called "Rue Montmartre". It was renamed to reflect the programme of the former Mayor of Paris,

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, to upgrade the main

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and because the old name suggested that the station was in the

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Passenger services

Access

The station has six entrances: * Entrance 1 - ''Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre'' * Entrance 2 - ''Boulevard Montmartre, Musée Grévin'' * Entrance 3 - ''Rue Montmartre'' * Entrance 4 - ''Boulevard Poissonnière'' * Entrance 5 - ''Rue Saint-Fiacre'' * Entrance 6 - ''Rue Rougemont''

Station layout

Platforms

The platforms of the two lines, 105 meters long, have a particular configuration. Two in number per stopping point, they are isolated in two half-stations separated by a central wall due to their construction in unstable land. Those of line 8 have an elliptical vault while those of line 9, arranged below, have vertical side walls and a horizontal reinforced concrete ceiling. Their decoration is in the ''Andreu-Motte'' style in both cases. Those of line 8 have two red light strips (one per half-station), a bench in flat red tiles and orange "Motte" seats. Those of line 9 have two green light canopies (one per half-station, offset on the side opposite the track), benches in flat green tiles and green ''Motte'' seats. These fittings are combined with the flat white ceramic tiles, which are placed horizontally and in staggered rows on the side walls and the vaults of line 8, while they are placed vertically and aligned on the side walls of line 9, the ceiling of the latter being simply painted white. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in

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Bus connections

The station is served by lines 20, 32, 39, 74 and 85 of the

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. The station is served by lines 20, 32, 39, 74 and 85 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

Musée Grévin The ''Musée Grévin'' (; ) ( en, Grévin Museum) is a wax museum in Paris located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine, at 10, Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, France. It is open daily; an admission fee ...

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...

Passage Jouffroy The Passage Jouffroy is a covered passages of Paris, France, located in the 9th arrondissement. It runs between the Boulevard Montmartre to the south and the Rue de la Grange-Batelière to the north. Description The Passage Jouffroy is a cover ...

Passage des Panoramas The Passage des Panoramas is the oldest of the covered passages of Paris, France located in the 2nd arrondissement between the Montmartre boulevard to the North and Saint-Marc street to the south. It is one of the earliest venues of the Parisian ...

* Galerie Saint-Marc * Galerie Montmartre

References

Sources

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Grands Boulevards (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris Paris Métro stations in the 9th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1931