Saint-Michel (Paris Métro)

Saint-Michel ([sɛ̃ miʃɛl]) is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro in the 5th arrondissement. Located in the Quartier Latin, it offers a connection to the St-Michel - Notre-Dame RER station on RER lines B and C.

Saint-Michel
Paris Métro station
Location9, pl. Saint-Michel
Pl. Saint-Michel × boul. Saint-Michel
pl. Saint-Michel × quai Saint-Michel
15, pl. Saint-André des Arts
5th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′13″N 2°20′38″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Connections to other stations
Preceding station   RER   Following station
toward Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV or Mitry–Claye
Luxembourg
toward Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Musée d'Orsay
toward Pontoise, Versailles RG or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
toward Massy – Palaiseau, Dourdan-la-Forêt, Saint-Martin-d'Étampes or Versailles-Chantiers
Location
Saint-Michel
Location within Paris

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Boulevard Saint-Michel.

Architecture

Like nearby Cité, Saint-Michel features a pioneering construction technique, made necessary by the proximity of the Seine. The station comprises three steel caissons – one for the train hall and two for access at each end – which were assembled at the surface and then lowered into place.[1]

The platforms are 118 metres long, more than the standard length on the network.[1] This allows it to potentially handle eight-car trains, however, due to the other stations having an average of 100-meter platforms (excluding Cité, which has 110-meter platforms), and the Line's ongoing process for automatic operations, the trains in the Line 4 will be limited to six-car trains.

Nearby attractions

Station layout
Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 4 platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Cité)
Southbound → toward Mairie de Montrouge (Odéon) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
  • Line 4 platforms at Saint-Michel
  • MP 59 rolling stock on Line 4 at Saint-Michel

See also
  • St-Michel – Notre-Dame (Paris RER)

References
  1. Lamming, Clive (2001). Métro Insolite (2011 ed.). p. 115.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de metro: D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton. ISBN 2862533823.


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