Étienne Marcel station

Étienne Marcel
The station's platforms after the installation of platform screen doors in 2022
General information
Location	14, Rue de Turbigo 1st arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′51″N 2°21′02″E / 48.86417°N 2.35056°E / 48.86417; 2.35056
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	21 April 1908 (1908-04-21)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Les Halles towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Line 4 Réaumur–Sébastopol towards Porte de Clignancourt
Location
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

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

History

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

Access

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

Station layout

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

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

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

Gallery

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  Station entrance
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  Platforms at Étienne Marcel prior to installation of automatic platform gates

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Étienne Marcel (Paris Metro).

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

This page was last edited on 19 January 2024, at 06:01