Nationale () is an elevated
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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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 ...
serving
line 6 at the intersection of the ''Rue Nationale'' and the ''Boulevard Vincent Auriol'' in the
13th arrondissement.
Location
Elevated above ground, the station overlooks the central median of Boulevard Vincent-Auriol, between Rue Jeanne-d'Arc and Rue Nationale. Oriented on a northeast/southwest axis, it is positioned between the stations ''Place d'Italie'' and ''Chevaleret'' (the former being underground).
History
The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of line 6 from
Nation
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to
Place d'Italie
The Place d'Italie (; ) is a public space in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The square has an average dimension somewhat less than 200 meters in extent (comprising about 30,000 m2), and the following streets meet there:
* Boulevard Vincent-Aur ...
. (Line 6 was extended from Place d’Italie to
Etoile in 1942 by incorporating part of
line 5.) The station is on the site of the Barrière-d’Ivry, a gate in the
Wall of the Farmers-General
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, where taxes were collected on goods brought into the city from 1818 to 1860. It is named after the nearby ''Rue Nationale'', the former ''Rue des Deux Moulins'' which was renamed after the Revolution of 1848 in commemoration of the
National Guard
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...
. This was a middle-class militia created on 13 July 1789 for the maintenance of law and order in Paris. Next day, it took part in the storming of the
Bastille
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.
As part of the RATP ''Renouveau du metro''program, the station was completely renovated by 5 May 2004. In 2021, attendance is gradually rising, with 1,320,290 passengers entering this station, placing it in the 251st position of metro stations for its usage out of 304 stations.
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single access called "Boulevard Vincent-Auriol", leading to the central median of this boulevard to the right of Nos. 124 and 143. It opens onto a communal area under the viaduct from where access to the platforms is by means of stairs or escalators.
Station layout
Platforms
Nationale is an elevated station of a standard configuration. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks, all covered with a glass roof in the style of the canopies of the stations of the time. The vertical walls are covered with bevelled white ceramic tiles on the inside, and bricks drawing geometric patterns on the outside. The advertising frames are made of white ceramic and the name of the station is inscribed 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 attached to the metal frame. The platforms are equipped with wooden slatted benches. The lighting is semi-direct, projected on the ground by blue ceiling lights, on the wall by partially concealed tubes and on the frame by blue light projectors. Access is via the western end.
Bus connections
The station is served by lines 27 and 61 of the
RATP Bus Network, and, at night, by line N31 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.
References
*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
Paris Métro stations in the 13th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1909
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