Billancourt () is a

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of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...

, located in the commune of

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

. It is named after the nearby rue de Billancourt, which was in turn named after the former village of Billancourt which was annexed in 1859 into the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.

History

The station opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension of the line from Porte de Saint-Cloud to

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, which was the first extension of the métro network beyond the limits of

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. Hence, it is one of the first three stations to provide service to the inner suburbs of Paris (along with ''Marcel Sembat'' and ''Pont de Sèvres''). As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the

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, the station's corridors was renovated and modernised on 26 July 2001. In 2019, the station was used by 3,099,341 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 1,525,990 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 173rd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 1,967,532 passengers, making it the 180th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses divided into 5 access points on either side of the avenue du Général-Leclerc. * Access 1: rue de la Ferme * Access 2: rue de Billancourt * Access 3: rue Castéjà * Access 4: rue de Silly

Station layout

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two 105-metre-long platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the ''Andreu-Motte'' style with two yellow light canopies, benches and aisle outlets treated in flat yellow tiles as well as ''Motte'' seats in the same colour. These fittings are combined with the bevelled white ceramic tiles that cover the walls, the vault, and the tunnel exits. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP. It is one of the few stations to still present the ''Andreu-Motte'' style in its entirety, if we exclude the tunnel exits (whose treatment with flat coloured tiles was not systematic).

Other connections

The station is also served by line 389 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N12 and N61 bus 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 S ...

network.

Gallery

File:Paris metro - Billancourt - 1.JPG, Billancourt ticket hall File:Paris metro - Billancourt - 4.JPG,

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at Billancourt File:Accès Station Métro Billancourt Avenue Général Leclerc - Boulogne-Billancourt (FR92) - 2022-01-22 - 1.jpg, One of the accesses

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in Boulogne-Billancourt Railway stations in France opened in 1934 Paris Métro line 9 {{Paris-metro-stub