Châtelet (Paris Métro)

Châtelet (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑtlɛ]) is a station of the Paris Métro and of Île-de-France's regional high-speed RER in the centre of medieval Paris and the 1st arrondissement and 4th arrondissement. It serves lines line A, line B, and line D of the RER and serves lines 1, 4, 7, 11, and 14 of the Paris Métro and is the southern terminus of Paris Métro Line 11. The station is made up of two parts connected by a long corridor: Lines 7 and 11 under the Place du Châtelet and the Quai de Gesvre (site of the original medieval river port of Paris), next to the Seine; Lines 1, 4 and 14 towards Rue Saint-Denis and the Rue de Rivoli.

Châtelet
Paris Métro station
Place Sainte-Opportune entrance
LocationRue des Lavandières
Place Marguerite de Navarre
55, 63, 65 and 112, Rue de Rivoli
7, 15 and 16, Avenue Victoria
5, Rue Saint-Denis
8, Place Sainte-Opportune
Place du Châtelet
1st arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France, France
Coordinates48°51′30″N 2°20′50″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened
  • 6 August 1900 (1900-08-06) (Line 1)
  • 21 April 1908 (1908-04-21) (Line 4)
  • 16 April 1926 (1926-04-16) (Line 7)
  • 28 April 1935 (1935-04-28) (Line 11)
  • 15 October 1998 (1998-10-15) (Line 14)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Louvre - Rivoli
toward La Défense
Terminus
toward Saint-Lazare
toward Olympiades
Connections to other stations
Preceding station   RER   Following station
toward Saint Germain-en-Laye, Cergy-le-Haut or Poissy
Transfer at: Châtelet - Les Halles
toward Boissy-Saint-Léger or Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
toward Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV or Mitry–Claye
Transfer at: Châtelet - Les Halles
toward Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
toward Creil
Transfer at: Châtelet - Les Halles
toward Melun or Malesherbes
Location
Châtelet
Location within Paris

Châtelet is connected by another long underground corridor to the southern end of the RER station Châtelet–Les Halles, the northern end of which is again connected to the Métro station Les Halles. The distance from Line 7 at Châtelet to the RER lines at Châtelet–Les Halles is approximately 750 metres (2,460 ft). It is the ninth-busiest station on the Metro system.

History
Station layout
Grand Châtelet demolished in 1802

The station was opened on 6 August 1900, three weeks after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 4 platforms were opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the original section of the line from Porte de Clignancourt to Châtelet. It was the southern terminus of line 4 until the opening of the connecting section of the line under the Seine to Raspail on 9 January 1910.

The line 7 platforms were opened on 16 April 1926 as part of the line's extension from Palais Royal to Pont Marie with the name Pont Notre-Dame-Pont au Change. It had no direct connection with Châtelet. On 15 April 1934 a connecting corridor was opened to the platforms of lines 1 and 4 and the line 7 station was renamed. The line 11 platforms were opened near the line 7 platforms on 28 April 1935 as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas.

On 9 December 1977 the Châtelet – Les Halles RER station was opened with a connecting corridor with a moving walkway to Châtelet. The line 14 platforms were opened near the line 1 and 4 platforms on 15 October 1998 as part of the original section of the line from Madeleine to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand. On 7 and 8 March 2009 the line 1 platforms were restored during the automation of line 1, including the installation of platform screen doors.

It is named after the Place du Châtelet, which is named after the Grand Châtelet, a castle over the northern approach to the old Pont au Change over the Seine to the Île de la Cité, which was demolished by Napoléon in 1802. Châtelet is a medieval French term for barbican, a small castle that commands (overlooks) a bridge or defile.[1]

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances, connections to
Line 1 platforms (B2) Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Louvre – Rivoli)
Platform 2 → toward Château de Vincennes (Hôtel de Ville) →
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Line 7 platforms (B2) Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Pont Marie)
Platform 1 → toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Pont Neuf) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 11 platforms (B3) Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Alighting passengers only
Platform 2 → toward Mairie des Lilas (Hôtel de Ville) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4 → toward Mairie des Lilas (Hôtel de Ville) →
Line 4 platforms (B4) Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Les Halles)
Platform 1 → toward Mairie de Montrouge (Cité) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 14 platforms (B6) Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ← toward Saint-Lazare (Pyramides)
Platform 1 → toward Olympiades (Gare de Lyon) →
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

See also

References
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro: D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

Notes
  1. Jacques Hillairet, Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris, 8th ed. (Éditions de Minuit, 1985), Vol. 1, pp. 331–34.
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