Fort d'Aubervilliers () is a
station
Station may refer to:
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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 ...
. It is named after the old
Fort d'Aubervilliers, one of the 16 forts built between 1841 and 1845 as the first belt of defence at a cannonball's distance outside Paris'
19th century wall.
History
The station opened on 4 October 1979 following an extension from
Porte de la Villette.
The station served as the temporary terminus of the line until the opening of the second stage of the extension, to La Courneuve - 8 May 1945, which opened in 1987.
In 2019, the station was used by 3,889,085 passengers, making it the 123rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by 2,328,764 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 98th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.
As of 2021, preparatory work on
line 15 Line 15 may refer to:
* Line 15 (Beijing Subway)
* Line 15 (Paris Metro)
* Line 15 (Shanghai Metro)
* Line 15 (São Paulo Metro)
* Helsinki light rail line 15
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's station is scheduled to start later in the year till 2023 with construction scheduled to start in late 2024, with a planned opening in 2030 as part of line 15 east.
Passenger services
Access
The station has 4 entrances on Avenue de la Division Leclerc and Avenue Jean Jaurès.
Station layout
Platforms
Fort d'Aubervilliers has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. The name of the station is written in
Parisine
Parisine is a typeface that was created by Jean-François Porchez and is distributed by Typofonderie.
The typeface is used in Paris Métro, tramways and buses and the parts of RER parts that are operated by the RATP Group in Île-de-France. I ...
font on enamelled plates. The platforms are devoid of seats and advertisements.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 152, 173, 234, 248, 250, and 330 of the
RATP bus network and by line 609 of the
TRA bus network on Sundays and public holidays. At night, the station is served by the line N42 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 ...
bus network.
Gallery
File:FortAubervilliers-mezzanine.jpg, Cacti on the mezzanine at Fort d'Aubervilliers
File:Accès Station Métro Fort Aubervilliers Avenue Division Leclerc - Aubervilliers (FR93) - 2022-01-09 - 2.jpg, Entrance on avenue de la Division Leclerc
References
*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
Paris Métro line 7
Paris Métro stations in Aubervilliers
Railway stations in France opened in 1979
Accessible Paris Métro stations
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