Sèvres–Babylone station

Sèvres–Babylone (French pronunciation: [sɛvʁ babilɔn]) is a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of Boulevard Raspail and rue de Sèvres, on the border of the 6th and 7th arrondissements. Rue de Sèvres boasts two flagship Paris fashion stores: Le Bon Marché at number 22 and Hermès at number 17.[1]

Sèvres–Babylone
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 67 on line 10
General information
Location6th and 7th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′05″N 2°19′36″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10 Paris Métro Line 12
Platforms4 (4 side platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code0209
Fare zone1
History
OpenedParis Métro Paris Métro Line 10 : 5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12 : 30 December 1923 (1923-12-30)
Previous namesSèvres–Croix-Rouge (1910–1923)
Passengers
3,392,504 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Vaneau Line 10 Mabillon
Rennes Line 12 Rue du Bac
Location
Sèvres–Babylone is located in Paris
Sèvres–Babylone
Sèvres–Babylone
Location within Paris

History

Line 12's station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. It was then named Sèvres–Croix-Rouge, after the nearby rue de Sèvres, a road in which in medieval times ran from Paris to Sèvres, as well as the nearby carrefour de la Croix-Rouge (today known as place Michel-Debré).

On 30 December 1923, line 10's station opened by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) as part of the first section of the Ligne circulaire intérieure (inner circular line) from Invalides (now on line 13) to Croix-Rouge (a ghost station east of Sèvres–Babylone, closed since World War II).

Initially, line 10's station was supposed to be named Babylone (after the nearby rue de Babylone, named in 1673 after the Catholic Bishop of Babylon) while line A's station was still named Sèvres–Croix-Rouge. However, shortly before the opening of line 10, the city forced the two companies to consolidate it into a single station with it adopting a common name, Sèvres–Babylone, as it is still known as today. These circumstances resulted in the peculiar signages at the station; the signages of line 10 read Sèvres-Babylone (emphasising Babylone) whereas that of line A read Sèvres-Babylone (emphasising Sèvres).[2]

On 27 March 1931, line A became line 12 when It was taken over by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), incorporating it into the Paris Métro.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors were renovated and modernised on 21 October 2005.[3]

Former exhibition on the platforms of line 10, since removed.

Until 2008, line 10's platforms featured an exhibition on ecology, with showcases on waste recycling, renewable energy, and the consumption of water and electricity around the world. It was then replaced with panels that related specifically to the commitments of the Grenelle de l'environnement, with key points of public policy on environmentalism and sustainable development. It was however, removed at the end of 2015, with the green and yellow tiles above the display cases replaced with white tiles, putting an end to the original decoration of the platforms.

In 2019, the station was used by 5,037,509 passengers, making it the 80th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[4]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,441,636 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 90th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[5]

In 2021, the station was used by 3,392,504 passengers, making it the 88th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[6]

Passenger services

Access

The station has three accesses:

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 12 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12 toward Mairie d'Issy (Rennes)
Northbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 12 toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers (Rue du Bac)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 10 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10 toward Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud (Vaneau)
Eastbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10 toward Gare d'Austerlitz (Mabillon)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Both lines have a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms although the lower portion of the side walls on line 12's platforms are vertical instead of elliptical, as with the other stations constructed by the Nord-Sud company (today on lines 12 and 13).

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 63, 68, 70, 83, 84, 86, and 94 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby


References

  1. "rue de Sèvres". Paris Digest. 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. "Un jour, une station : Sèvres-Babylone, l'apogée du style Nord-Sud". RATP (in French). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

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