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Étienne Marcel station

Coordinates: 48°51′51″N 2°21′02″E / 48.86417°N 2.35056°E / 48.86417; 2.35056
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Étienne Marcel
The station's platforms after the installation of platform screen doors in 2022
General information
Location14, Rue de Turbigo
1st arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′51″N 2°21′02″E / 48.86417°N 2.35056°E / 48.86417; 2.35056
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened21 April 1908 (1908-04-21)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Les Halles Line 4 Réaumur–Sébastopol
Location
Étienne Marcel is located in Paris
Étienne Marcel
Étienne Marcel
Location within Paris

Étienne Marcel (French pronunciation: [etjɛn maʁsɛl]) is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro. It is located in the northeastern part of the 1st arrondissement.

Location

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The station is located under the Rue de Turbigo, at the level of Rue Étienne-Marcel.

History

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The station was opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt. It takes its name from Rue Étienne-Marcel, which is named for Étienne Marcel, a 14th-century revolutionary and provost of the merchants under John II.

Nearby are the Saint-Eustache church and the Louvre Post Office, which is the only post office in France open nearly 24 hours a day (except between 6:20 and 7:20 a.m.).

In 2019, 2,676,549 riders entered this station, which places it in 195th position for metro stations out of 302.[1]

Passenger services

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Access

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The station has only one exit (a monument historique) that leads to 14 Rue de Turbigo.

Station layout

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Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 4 platform level Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Northbound toward Porte de Clignancourt (Réaumur–Sébastopol)
Southbound toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Les Halles)
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Platforms

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Étienne Marcel is a standard configuration station with two platforms separated by the metro tracks. Its vault is elliptical. As part of the automation of Line 4, its platforms have been upgraded with platform screen doors. These were installed between October and November 2019.

Bus connections

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The station is served by line 29 of the RATP bus network.

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References

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  1. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.