Chemin Vert (Paris Métro)
Chemin Vert (French pronunciation: [ʃəmɛ̃ vɛʁ]) is a station of the Paris Métro on Line 8, named after the Rue de Chemin Vert.
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| Location | 3rd arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′24″N 2°22′06″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1931 | ||||||||||
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View of the Canal Saint-Martin at Paris (Alfred Sisley - Musée d'Orsay, 1870)
It is located in between Bastille station and Saint Sébastien - Froissart.
The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Rue de Chemin Vert (green path) follows the route of an old footpath through the middle of market gardens. In 1868 the Rue de Chemin Vert was extended from the Rue des Amandiers-Popincourt to the Barrier des Amandiers, a gate on the former Wall of the Farmers-General.
In 2011, 1,448,436 passengers entered this station.[1]
Nearby are the Canal Saint-Martin and the Place des Vosges.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| toward Balard | ←  toward Balard (Saint-Sébastien – Froissart) | |
| toward Pointe du Lac | toward Pointe du Lac (Bastille) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
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References
- Entrants annuels provenant de l'extérieur de la station (voie publique, correspondances bus, réseau SNCF, etc.) Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, sur le site data.ratp.fr. Consulté le 5 novembre 2012.
Sources
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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