Créteil–L'Échat station

Créteil–L'Échat (French pronunciation: [kʁetɛj leʃa]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. Situated in an open cut segment, it is the last exposed station on the Line 8 before going into central Paris.

Créteil–L'Échat
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
General information
LocationCréteil
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°47′45″N 2°26′58″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8
Platforms2 (2 island platforms)
Tracks3
Construction
Depth21 m[1]
(Line 15)
ArchitectCyril Trétout (ANMA)[2]
(Line 15)
Other information
Station code2505
Fare zone2-3
History
Opened27 September 1973 (1973-09-27)
Passengers
1,209,224 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Maisons-Alfort–Les Juilliottes
towards Balard
 Line 8 Créteil–Université
towards Pointe du Lac
Location
Créteil–L'Échat is located in Paris and inner ring
Créteil–L'Échat
Créteil–L'Échat
Location within Paris and inner ring

History

The station opened on 24 September 1973 with the extension of the line from Maisons-Alfort-Les Juilliottes. It was the southeastern terminus of the line until its extension to Créteil–Préfecture on 9 September 1974. It is named after the Échat district of Créteil. It was the first station not located underground since an extension of Line 6 in 1909.

In 2017, construction started on line 15's station and is expected to open in 2025 and is underground.[3]

In 2019, the station was used by 2,253,948 passengers, making it the 229th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations.[4]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,209,224 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 213rd busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations.[5]

In February 2021, the station was renovated with the addition of another island platform and a new ticketing hall, along with the modernisation of equipment to cater for the increased traffic expected when line 15 opens in late 2025. In March 2021, the station also received 2 paintings by the artist RAF URBAN as part of his DIVERSITY IS HOPE project.[6]

On 20 December 2021, the last tunnel boring machine, Marina, for line 15 south reached Créteil–L'Échat, thus completing the digging of line 15 south's tunnels after more than 3 years, and the start of a new construction phase with the installation of equipment in the station and tunnels.[7]

Passenger services

Access
  • Access 1: Rue Gustave Eiffel Hôpital Henri-Mondor
  • Access 2: Voie Félix Eboué
  • Access 3: Avenue du Général de Gaulle Galerie commercial
  • Access 4: Rue Albert Einstein

Station layout
Platform level Westbound ← toward Balard (Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → toward Pointe du Lac (Créteil – Université) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Siding No regular service
1F Mezzanine
Street Level

Platforms

Créteil–L'Échat is an aboveground station and originally had a single island platform flanked by 2 tracks, with an unused siding towards the west side of the station. On 12 February 2021, an additional island platform was commissioned such that each direction (Balard and Créteil-Pointe du Lac) has their own platform in anticipation of heavier traffic once line 15 opens in late 2025.

Other connections

Créteil–L'Échat is also served by lines 104, 172, 217, and 281 of the RATP bus network, by lines B, O1, and O2 bus of the Transdev STRAV network, by line 100 of the Transdev Lys network, and at night, by lines N32 and N35 of the Noctilien bus network.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Créteil - l'Échat (Paris Metro).
  • Mezzanine and ticketing hall
    Mezzanine and ticketing hall
  • Entrance at Voie Félix Eboué
    Entrance at Voie Félix Eboué
  • Entrance at Rue Gustave Eiffel
    Entrance at Rue Gustave Eiffel
  • Entrance at Galerie commercial
    Entrance at Galerie commercial
  • Construction of line 15's station at Créteil–L'Échat (2022)
    Construction of line 15's station at Créteil–L'Échat (2022)

References
  1. "Créteil l'Échat". Société du Grand Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. "La future gare Créteil l'Echat, vue par son architecte". Société du Grand Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "La ligne 15 Sud entrera en service en 2025". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  6. "Ligne 8 : du nouveau à Créteil l'Echât". RATP. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. "Le creusement de la ligne 15 Sud est terminé !". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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