Quai de la Rapée station

Quai de la Rapée (French pronunciation: [kɛ d(ə) la ʁape]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Quai de la Rapée
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 01 rolling stock on Line 5 at Quai de la Rapée
MF 01 rolling stock on Line 5 at Quai de la Rapée
General information
LocationQuai de la Rapée × pont d'Austerlitz
12th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′46″N 2°21′58″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Line 5 Line 5
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code09-10
Fare zone1
History
Opened14 July 1906 (1906-07-14)
Previous namesPlace Mazas
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Gare d'Austerlitz
towards Place d'Italie
 Line 5 Bastille
towards Bobigny–Pablo Picasso
Location
Quai de la Rapée is located in Paris
Quai de la Rapée
Quai de la Rapée
Location within Paris

Location
The station is built across the entrance to the Paris-Arsenal port (seen here from across the Seine).

The station is located above ground between Pont Morland road bridge and the Voie Mazas, above the Saint-Martin canal, overhanging one of the locks leading to the Seine. The metro line connects to the Gare d'Austerlitz metro station by crossing the Seine via the Viaduc d'Austerlitz after the track winds to the right around the Institut médico-légal de Paris (morgue) on a viaduct called the Viaduc du quai de la Rapée. Since the closure of the nearby Arsenal station in 1939, the Quai de la Rapée station also serves the Bassin de l'Arsenal. Gare de Lyon is about 600 meters to the southeast.

History

The station was opened in 1906, under the name Station Contrescarpe, the former name of the Boulevard de la Bastille.[1] On 13 July 1906, Line 5 from the Place d'Italie crossed the Seine via the Viaduc d'Austerlitz to the station and temporarily became its terminus. From 1 August, in order to facilitate connections, the metro returned to Gare de Lyon station using a preserved service road. This operation lasted until 17 December 1906, on which the line was extended to the Lancry (Jacques Bonsergent from 1946) station. From the station, the tracks plunge abruptly into tunnels at either end and it was submerged during the historic flood of 1910. The station is named after the Sieur de la Rapée, commissioner of war under Louis XV.

In 2018, the station had 1,273,466 passengers access it, which placed it at the 288th position out of 302 metro stations.[2]

Services for passengers

Access

The station has a single access from Place Mazas.

Station layout
Line 5 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 5 toward Place d'Italie (Gare d'Austerlitz)
Northbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 5 toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Bastille) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F Mezzanine for platform connection
Street Level

Bus connections

The station is served by line 72 of the RATP Bus Network, and at short distance by lines 24, 57, 61, 63 and 91 of the RATP bus network and, at night, by lines N01, N02 and N31 of the Noctilien network.

  • Entrance at Quai de la Rapée
    Entrance at Quai de la Rapée
  • Line 5 platforms at Quai de la Rapée
    Line 5 platforms at Quai de la Rapée
  • MF 67 rolling stock
    MF 67 rolling stock
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References
  1. "Métropolitain - Métro Paris : 75 - Paris - Page 5 | Cartes Postales Anciennes sur CPArama". www.cparama.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2018". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.


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