Aimé Césaire station

Aimé Césaire (French pronunciation: [ɛme sezɛʁ]) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro. The station is located at Place Henri-Rol-Tanguy in Aubervilliers.[2] It is named in honour of the French Martinican poet Aimé Césaire. It is the 307th station to open.

Aimé Césaire
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
General information
Other namesPont de Stains (during planning)
LocationAubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°54′30″N 2°22′41″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Depth22 m[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpen
Fare zone2
History
Opened31 May 2022 (2022-05-31)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Front Populaire
towards Mairie d'Issy
 Line 12 Mairie d'Aubervilliers
Terminus
Location
Aimé Césaire is located in Paris
Aimé Césaire
Aimé Césaire
Location within Paris

History
Construction in 2017

After the death of Aimé Césaire in 2008, officials wanted to name a métro station after him. Jean-Christophe Lagarde, then the mayor of Drancy, proposed the name Proudhon-Gardinoux, although it was turned down by the RATP due to odonymic requirements for the naming of métro stations. STIF then decided to name it Front Populaire in 2011. On the other hand, the station that was temporarily named Pont de Stains, after a nearby bridge, was then given the name Aimé Césaire, with reference to the nearby square Aimé Césaire that was inaugurated on 6 July 2008.

The station opened as part of the 2.8km second phase of the extension of line 12 from Porte de la Chapelle to Mairie d’Aubervilliers on 31 May 2022.[3][4] Front Populaire had already opened as part of the first phase on 18 December 2012,[5] although the tunnels had already been completed until Mairie d’Aubervilliers.[6] Construction of the stations in the second phase began in the fall of 2014 with its opening initially being scheduled for 2017, although it was eventually pushed back to mid-2019 then again to spring 2022 due to various administrative and technical problems as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to handle around 15,000 passengers a day.

The exterior façade of the station features a frescos on glass panels, featuring excerpts from Césaire's work, such as illustrations, motifs, and quotes from his poems or past interviews, reflecting his favourite themes in his work: Martinique, Africa, and nature. It was produced by graphic designers Hermine Poitou and Catherine Félix.[7] The station's accesses and surroundings were designed by Marc Aurel, with fine curves made of brass.[8]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 3 accesses:

  • Access 1: Canal Saint-Denis
  • Access 2: Pont de Stains
  • Access 3: Boulevard Félix Faure

Station layout
Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 12platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12 toward Mairie d'Issy (Front Populaire)
Northbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12 toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
MF 67 departing Aimé Césaire

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.



Other connections

The station is also served by lines 35, 45, and 139 of the RATP bus network.

  • Frescoes along the façade
    Frescoes along the façade
  • Access 3
    Access 3
  • Mezzanine
    Mezzanine

References
  1. "RATP : On vous emmène dans la future station Aimé-Césaire, sur la ligne 12, à Aubervilliers". 20 minutes. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. "Dive into the heart of the extension of line 12 of the metro!". RATP.
  3. "Impact de la crise sanitaire : ajustement des calendriers pour les travaux de prolongement des lignes 4 et 12 du métro". ratp.fr (in French). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020..
  4. "Paris : la station de métro "Aimé Césaire", sur la ligne 12, bientôt livrée". Martinique la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. "Conseil du STIF du 10 octobre 2012. Communiqué de synthèse" (PDF). STIF (in French). 10 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. "M12 extension to Mairie d'Aubervilliers". RATP. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. "Découvrez la fresque de la station Aimé Césaire". RATP (in French). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. Samyde, Jean-Claude (26 January 2022). "Paris : la station de métro "Aimé Césaire", sur la ligne 12, bientôt livrée". Martinique la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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