station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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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 ...
Charenton-le-Pont
Charenton-le-Pont () is a Communes of France, commune situated to the southeast of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne (river), Marne rivers; the part of ...
. It is one of two métro stations located in the commune of ''Charenton-le-Pont'', the other being Liberté on the same line. It is named after the commune the station is situated in, as well as the nearby ''Ecole élémentaire Aristide Briand'' located along Place Aristide-Briand
History
The station opened on 5 October 1942 as part of the extension of the line from Porte de Charenton, serving as its eastern terminus until it was further extended to Maisons-Alfort–Stade on 19 September 1970. The construction of the extension resulted in the destruction of ''Hôtel du Plessis-Bellière'' in 1937, now the site of ''Place de Valois''.
On 14 August 2006, a former underground quarry caused the collapse of part of the square in front of ''Église Saint-Pierre de Charenton-le-Pont'', a church, located above one of the corridors of the station. It damaged the station's roof and caused a water pipe to burst. Service on the line was not disrupted.
In 2019, the station was used by 2,984,929 passengers, making it the 175th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by 1,654,160 passengers amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, making it the 155th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
In 2021, the station was used by 2,164,023 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
Passenger services
Access
The station has 6 accesses:
* Access 1: rue de la République
* Access 2: rue Gabrielle
* Access 3: rue de Conflans
* Access 4: rue de Paris (an ascending escalator)
* Access 5: rue des Bordeaux
* Access 6: avenue
Anatole France
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Other connections
The station is also served by lines 24, 111, 180, and 325 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N35 of the
Noctilien
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bus network.
Nearby
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Bois de Vincennes
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The park is next to the Château de Vincennes, a former residence of ...
* ''Église Saint-Pierre de Charenton-le-Pont''
Gallery
File:ConvoiS.jpg, A maintenance train along the yard tracks south of the station
File:Station métro Charenton-Ecoles - Station métro Charenton-EcoleIMG 3704.jpg, Ticket barriers at the mezzanine
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Place Église - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 3.jpg, Access 1
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Rue Paris - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 16.jpg, Access 2
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Rue Paris - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 12.jpg, Access 3
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Rue Paris - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 8.jpg, Access 4
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Rue Paris - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 4.jpg, Access 5
File:Accès Station Métro Charenton Écoles Rue Paris - Charenton-le-Pont (FR94) - 2021-12-30 - 2.jpg, Access 6