Place des Fêtes () is a station of the

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, serving lines 7bis (towards Pré Saint-Gervais only) and 11 in the 19th arrondissement and the Belleville district. It is one of the deepest stations in the metro, at 22.45 m underground ( Abbesses is the deepest at 36 m).

History

The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from

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to ''Pré Saint-Gervais''. The line 11 platforms opened with the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. Along with

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, a prototype air raid shelter was added to the station in 1935 to protect it from chemical attacks and was fitted with airtight doors to allow the people to take refuge in the event of an attack. They were chosen because of their proximity to heavily populated working-class districts. On 3 December 1967, the branch was separated from line 7 and became ''line 7bis''. In preparation for Line 11's extension to , its platforms were raised slightly and tiled in from 4 August to 7 September 2018. In March 2019, a new emergency exit was completed, located in a small building in Square Monseigneur Maillet, near access 1. It was designed to blend in with its natural surroundings with a wooden design and a green roof. The former access to the station was closed to the public. In 2019, the station was used by 2 921 564 passengers, making it the 181st-busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 2,107,812 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 115th-busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 3,258,568 passengers, making it the 94th-busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station original access building with a canopy built in an

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style was demolished in 1935 to make way for its current

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building. It now has two accesses: * Access 1: Place des Fêtes * Access 2: rue de Crimée

Station layout

Platforms

Line 7bis's island platform is located in a curve and is flanked by two tracks. The southern track, on the outer side of the curve, is used for regular service for services towards ''Pré Saint-Gervais''. The northern track, on the inner side of the curve, is not used for regular service. It leads to a connection with line 3bis towards Porte des Lilas - Cinéma via '' Voie des Fêtes'' and Haxo (a

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). It is decorated in the ''Andreu-Motte'' style utilising orange tiles. Line 11's platforms have a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 20, 48, and 60 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

* Regard de la Lanterne * Square Monseigneur Maillet

Gallery

File:Accès Station Métro Place Fêtes Place Fêtes - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-01 - 4.jpg, Access 1 File:Bâtiment Entrée Station Métro Place Fêtes - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2021-03-06 - 1.jpg, Access 2 File:Station Métro Place Fêtes Ligne 7bis - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-06-18 - 2.jpg, MF 88 on line 7bis at Place des Fêtes.

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Place Des Fetes (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 19th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1911 Articles containing video clips Art Deco architecture in France Paris Métro line 7bis Paris Métro line 11