Michel Bizot () is a

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on line 8 of the

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in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which is in turn named after the French military engineer General (1795–1855), fatally shot at the siege of Sevastopol during the

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History

The station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton. As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the

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, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 6 July 2005. In 2019, the station was used by 1,906,545 passengers, making it the 251st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 910,938 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 254th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 1,403,416 passengers, making it the 245th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses: * Access 1: rue de Toul * Access 2: rue de Picpus * Access 3: rue de Fécamp * Access 4: avenue Daumesnil (an exit only escalator from the northbound platform)

Station layout

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two side platforms. The vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for the majority of metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the ''Gaudin'' style of the ''Renouveau du Métro des Années 2000'', and the beveled white ceramic tiles cover the straight walls, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are made of honey-colored earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP . The seats are ''Motte'' style and orange in color. This decoration is completely identical to that of the neighboring station, Porte Dorée.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 46 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N33 of the

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bus network.

Nearby

Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture Paris's Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (, 'small(er) belt railway'), also colloquially known as ''La Petite Ceinture'', is a circular Rail transport, railway built as a means to supply the city's Thiers wall, fortification walls, and as a mea ...

(Promenade Plantée) * Coulée verte René-Dumont * Jardin Ilan-Halimi * Square Charles-Péguy

Gallery

File:Station métro Michel-Bizot - 20130606 162840.jpg, Ticket barriers at the mezzanine File:Station métro Michel-Bizot - 20130606 162830.jpg, Station corridors File:Accès Station Métro Michel Bizot Avenue Daumesnil - Paris XII (FR75) - 2022-01-13 - 1.jpg, Access 1 File:Accès Station Métro Michel Bizot Avenue Daumesnil - Paris XII (FR75) - 2022-01-13 - 4.jpg, Access 2 File:Accès Station Métro Michel Bizot Avenue Daumesnil - Paris XII (FR75) - 2022-01-13 - 11.jpg, Access 3 File:Accès Station Métro Michel Bizot Avenue Daumesnil - Paris XII (FR75) - 2022-01-13 - 12.jpg, Access 4

References

Paris Métro stations in the 12th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1931 {{Paris-metro-stub Paris Métro line 8